Mrs. Georgene Wihlidal, age 80 years, passed away unexpectedly in her home on Sunday, July 28, 2024. Born January 22, 1944, to parents George and Margaret Baber in Lemberg District, Saskatchewan. Georgene was a devoted member of the CWL – St. Mary’s Parish in Fort Frances. She enjoyed square dancing, […]
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Canadians living in towns and cities do not worry about sewer and water. It comes and goes neatly in the pipes that bring fresh safe drinking water to our homes from municipal systems and takes away our sewage in similar fashion to be processed at a sewage treatment facility. We […]
The annual Naicatchewenin Fall Bass/Walleye Classic (formerly North West Bay) takes place September 13 and 14, this year. The entry fee is $300.00. Those wanting to register a team can do so via Facebook, text or call Connie at 807-276-7998. Payment order will determine launch order. There is an Early […]
This was a bit of a reboot. I started it in 2010 and just got it finished during my annual trek to Alberta.This is important! You know the routine, but you are a senior, or like me a senior; senior, so let’s review. As your 80+ driving licence test is […]
Family Movie and Game nights at the SGEI library will end when school starts up, but there’s still four nights of fun to be had! Movies will be shown Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:30. Light refreshments available. The whole family is welcome! TODAY August 20: Toy Story; August 22: Despicable […]
It’s Emo Fair weekend!!! So many things to see, do and eat! Exhibit halls and barns are filling up already, with gates opening to the public on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, August 15-17. For the full listing of events, see yesterday’s special Fair edition in the Fort Frances Times, or […]
When I made my first “friend” in professional baseball, he was on crutches, sitting in a snow-tainted box seat watching his teammates-to-be. His name was Ellie Hendricks and Winnipeg was the furthest he’d been from his native Virgin Islands, in both miles and degrees. How the baseball equivalent of a […]
Dear editor, A recent letter to the Fort Frances Times and Chronicle Journal, authored by Joanne Jacyk of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) deserves a response and as a member of the general public who has followed the issue of nuclear waste I felt compelled to make the following […]
While the Kenora Bass International was going on at Lake of the Woods, I have been out in New York for the last two Bassmaster Elite Series tournaments of the season at Lake Champlain and the St. Lawrence River. The first event at Champlain just wrapped up over the weekend […]
