Larry Hildebrand Dear sir: On Monday, Nov. 10, my mother entered La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances after suffering a sudden, massive stroke. Sadly, she succumbed to this condition five days later on Friday, Nov. 14. Needless to say, this was a terribly difficult, painful week for my family. […]
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John A. Reader Dear Mr. Editor: I would like to let Mark McCaig, Town of Fort Frances CAO, know that I agree with him 100 percent as he was quoted in the Nov. 26 article in the Fort Frances Times entitled “Town pessimistic about pre-budget consultation with province.” Town staff […]
Art Scheirer Dear editor: Let me see if I have this all straight. The NDP already had hatched a plan for a bloodless coup d’etat prior to the economic statement by Finance minister Jim Flaherty. It apparently didn’t matter that Canadians had just voted and elected Mr. Harper. Mr. Layton […]
Tiffany Whalen Dear editor: The Youth Action Alliance would like to express its thanks and appreciation to town council and Dr. Lorena Jenks for their work in banning smoking near our Memorial Sports Centre doors. We feel that educating the public on the dangers of second-hand smoke is necessary for […]
David Kircher Dear editor: The following is letter to the Rainy River District School Board explaining our rationale for these questions regarding the missing funds from Fort Frances High School: This, my third communication regarding your response to my presentation, will focus on your answer to my third question: “The […]
Town council was right to agree Monday night to pursue naming the soccer pitches at the St. Francis Sportsfields after the late Coun. Struchan Gilson. The only real question is what took so long? Not only is Mr. Gilson well-remembered for his tireless efforts to maintain the soccer pitches—on his […]
It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of their brother and uncle, George Edward Gush (Gushulak), on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008 in Banning, Calif. at the age of 72. He was the son of the late Mike and Alicey Gushulak of Fort Frances, Ont. He leaves […]
David Kircher Dear editor: The following is a letter sent to the chair of the Rainy River District School Board on Nov. 21 questioning the board’s response to my presentation back on Nov. 4. To date, this letter has not been acknowledged or responded to. This, my second communication regarding […]
Darryl McLeod Dear Mike: This is in regards to the deer photo that ran in last week’s edition of the Fort Frances Times. The Ministry of Natural Resources followed up this public report from Nov. 24 and can provide the following information: Based on the photo, the symptoms are consistent […]
David Melvin Newman, 47, of Thunder Bay, Ont., and formerly of Atikokan, Ont. and Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008 in Thunder Bay. David was born on March 20, 1961 in Atikokan. He will be sadly missed by his mother, Lillian Newman, of Fort Frances, Ont.; as […]
Georgina Merle (Jean) Jankiewicz, 81, of Alberton Township, Ont., passed away Monday, Nov. 24, 2008 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Jean was born May 26, 1927 in Fort Frances and had lived most of her life in the area. She was a “jack of all trades,” and […]
On March 3rd, 1994 a beautiful baby boy was born to us and we baptized him “Nicholas”. We were so blessed to have him with us for 14 years. On Thursday, November 27th, 2008 God called our angel back to heaven while cuddling with his Mommy and his sister & […]
