Jim McBride, of West Palm Beach, Fla., passed away recently at his home with his family by his bedside. Born in Winnipeg, Man., Jim spent his entire working life in Florida. Jim enjoyed his visits back to Canada, and especially Fort Frances, Ont. He was pictured in the local Times […]
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Carolyn Elizabeth Murray (Irwin) passed away suddenly on Sunday, Aug, 29, 2010 after a brief illness. Carolyn was born Feb. 24, 1944 in Fort Frances, Ont. to John Henry (Jack) Irwin and Marian Rita (Comeau). She was predeceased by both her parents; and her stepfather, Frank Callaghan. Carolyn is survived […]
With deep love and sadness, the family announces the passing of Arnold Frank Wood on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. Arnold Frank, of Iroquois, Ont., was born March 6, 1935 in Sleeman, Ont., the fourth son of Joe and Rose (Katie) Wood. Left to cherish his memory are his beloved wife, […]
MORRISSEAU–Born to Cory Morrisseau and Desiree Alfred, of Couchiching, Ont., a boy, Lennox Cory, weighing 9 lbs. 2 oz. on August 22, 2010 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
Timothy Charles McLellan, 52, of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Tim was born in Red Lake, Ont. and grew up in Ear Falls, Ont. He moved to Fort Frances, Ont. in his early 20s and established himself in a number of trades jobs throughout […]
With the municipal election just two months from today, more candidates finally are beginning to trickle in. But unless there’s a flurry of nominations between now and the Sept. 10 deadline, local voters don’t seem to be in for much of a campaign—if one at all. Fort Frances Mayor Roy […]
Dana L. Cain Dear editor: During my Saturday morning read, I came across an article printed under the column, “From the Publisher’s Pen,” in the Aug. 18 edition of the Times. The last thing I ever expected to read by our very own small-town newspaper publisher was (in my opinion) […]
Phil Greif Dear editor: Our guests woke up on beautiful Rainy Lake, to a lovely sunrise and mirror-like picture perfect lake. But their first comment of the day to us was: “What in God’s name is that stench?” It was the pollution from the mill—a regularly-occurring shocking event that everyone […]
Julian Frederick Spear passed away suddenly on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010. Julian was born July 26, 1927 in Plymouth, England. After graduating from Plymouth College in 1945, he served in the British Army from 1946-48. Upon returning, he became a Professional Civil Engineer and began is career in Plymouth, England. […]
