It is with great sorrow that the family of Anthony Kabatay announces his sudden passing at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. on Saturday, July 22, 2006. Buck was born Sept. 28, 1970 to Tony and Virginia Kabatay in Fort Frances. He lived in Seine River First Nation […]
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Peacefully, with family by her side, our mother, Ethel Alexander, passed away at Riverside Health Care Facilties on Saturday, July 22, 2006. Mom was born Aug. 27, 1908 in Emo, Ont. to William and Esther Louise (Allen) Wilson and lived all her life in the area. Ethel was a wonderful […]
Marie Wilson, of Minesing, passed away at the Toronto Western Hospital on Monday, July 24, 2006 in her 67th year. She was the beloved wife of Bill Wilson; cherished daughter of Allan Harrop; dear mother of Gail (Steve) Richardson of Sutton, formerly of Fort Frances, Ont., and Bruce (Stephanie) Wilson […]
The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship doesn’t hit the water until tomorrow morning, but the hype and excitement surrounding the 12th-annual event has been building steadily for the past week. Top on the minds of anglers and spectators alike is whether another Lindsay name will be inscribed on the trophy […]
Dear editor: Over the past several weeks, the Fort Frances Times has published a few articles and an editorial that contain misleading information, untruthful distorted facts, or interviews derived from some councillors solely for political reasons. I was never asked to comment or respond to comments or allegations being published, […]
Dear editor: My husband, who suffered a severe stroke on July 23, 2004, must use his walker to get from the car to the end of the dock where our boat is docked. Walking down the dock takes him three times longer than it would have normally (and is sometimes […]
Dear editor: I would like to extend a large thank you to the many people and sponsors who helped make the WISSOTA Super Stock Special at the Emo Speedway on Saturday a huge success. There were 15 Super Stocks from Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Bemidji, Mn., and Ashland, Wis. Racing has […]
Dear friends, As we will be moving to British Columbia, we would like to thank everyone who extended their support and friendship to us during our five years here in Fort Frances. We will miss our friends, and especially the Aquanaut swimmers. We wish them well in the future. We […]
Back in 1979, then Conservative Prime Minister Joe Clark unexpectedly announced that Canada would move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The decision, which in effect recognized the disputed city as Israel’s capital, sparked a furor in the Arab world—and a quiet warning from Ottawa to Canada’s […]
Dear editor: Ongoing discussion by politicians in Canada and the United States has created misunderstandings and worry of crossing the Canada/U.S. border. This confusion is detrimental to tourism and service operators on both sides of the border, but more importantly, it is unfounded. Our organization, the Easy Crossing Council (ECC), […]
Mr. Editor: I would like a small space in your paper to say how Craig Brockie’s Wellness Center helped me. Last November, I got a real bad backache. I took pain pills, as well as had four chiropractic treatments, but they all didn’t help. It got so I couldn’t sit […]
Dear editor: On July 1, 2006, my family was travelling to Helliar’s Resort in Nestor Falls on our annual family fishing trip. We, as a family, have been going to Helliar’s since 1982. I am now 33 and only missed a few years due to military service. In the last […]
