Each year, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce holds its awards gala to salute the top businesses, entrepreneurs, and employees across the district, as well as those which excel at customer service, safety, and training. It’s always a wonderful evening—complete with an Academy Awards-like atmosphere as all the deserving nominees […]
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Dear editor: My name is Crystal Smith. I am writing to you because I am a very upset individual, and I would like to ask the parents of this community where your child or children were on the evening of Friday, Oct. 27 between 7 and 8 p.m.? Well, I […]
Dear editor, Re: Ontario HPV vaccination program. The studies of this vaccine (involving more than 20,000 women) show it is almost 100 percent effective in preventing infection with four Human Pappillomavirus (HPV) types, which are responsible for 70 percent of cervical cancer cases and 90 percent of genital warts. (Cancer […]
Dear editor: Fort Frances, what is going on? Our town council has deemed that rather than take the next runner-up to fill the vacant seat of Tannis Drysdale, they will put the town to the expense of another election. It would be necessary if the position had no one to […]
Dear editor: I would like to extend my congratulations and best wishes to the Hon. Michael Gravelle on his appointment as the new minister of Northern Development and Mines in the McGuinty government. Recently, the local paper mill in Fort Frances was provided provincial funding for the biomass boiler project […]
JOSEPH (KAATAG) SHEBAGEGIT Joseph (Kaatag) Shebagegit, 69, of Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation, passed away Friday, Oct. 26, 2007 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. He was born Oct. 4, 1938 in Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation. He lived in the area most of life. Joseph […]
NICK WERENKO Nick Werenko passed away peacefully on Friday, Oct. 26, 2007 at the age of 88, with his family by his side at Riverside Health Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Nick will be sadly missed by his children, Elaine Sivonen (Werenko) and David Werenko; grandchildren, Nicholas Sivonen (Bobbi), John […]
Dear editor: Re: All the hub-bub about getting a candidate to fill the vacancy left by a former council member’s resignation. I wonder why you could not use good common sense and take the next-highest candidate from the last election, which I understand would be Mr. Perry. Do you have […]
With the Canadian dollar now trading at par, or even above, the U.S. greenback, the temptation for district residents to stream over the border in search of bargains is strong—and understandable. After all, who doesn’t want to stretch their hard-earned money as far as possible? The troubling downside, of course, […]
ROLAND JOSEPH ASSELIN Roland Asselin passed away peacefully at the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River, Ont. on Saturday, Oct 20, 2007. Roland was born April 3, 1926 in Pinewood, Ont. He was predeceased by his parents, Albertine and David Asselin; brothers, Dona, Edward, and Alcid; and sisters, Lola […]
CALVIN BOMBAY SR. “Niizhwaanikwad (two clouds)” On Oct. 17, 2007, Calvin Bombay Sr., “Niizwaamikwad (two clouds)” of Bear Clan (70), of Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances, Ont. (originally Manitou Rapids), completed his journey here on Earth. Leaving behind to celebrate his life are his children, Greg (Leann), […]
Dear editor: I would like to commend Bill Krukoski on his letter to the editor printed in the Fort Frances Times on Oct. 17 regarding a byelection to fill the vacant council seat. I, as a taxpayer, agree with Bill 100 percent. I was at a social function on Oct. […]
