Town council has seen the light and authorized Community Services manager George Bell to seek out funding to renovate the Fort Frances Museum. It’s about time. The condition of the museum (housed in a century-old building), and the resulting impact on its collection, has been a big concern for more […]
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Dear editor, I am writing this letter in hopes of correcting what I believe to be a negative situation. Many of those in our district are aware that the Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program (SCAP) is engaged in a building project. As with any new project, planning meetings are necessary. And […]
Dear Mike: As members of the administration at Fort Frances High School, we read Mr. Kim Cornell’s letter to the editor in the Nov. 10 edition of the Fort Frances Times with a great deal of interest. We certainly appreciate Mr. Cornell’s interest in the school and the school community. […]
Dear sir: Once again the Fort Frances Times has printed biased comments from the board of directors of Rainycrest Home for the Aged without first verifying the facts. Alberton Coun. Mike Ford, quoting a report from Rainycrest board member Ken McKinnon, in an article written by Fort Frances Times reporter […]
Dear editor, We would like to take this time to thank both the local chapter of the Canadian Cancer Society and the Fort Frances Community Chest for their financial support during my recent illness. No one plans to have a serious long-term illness, never mind plan for the financial burden […]
Dear editor: This is Rapid Robert again (you know, the old guy with the plaid tam). Nestor Falls United Church had services on Sunday, Nov. 7 to honour veterans. Peggy Mason, our minister at Nestor Falls, did a beautiful job of organizing and delivering the service. The pipe band marched […]
Dear sir: It seems like it was only yesterday that my wife and I arrived in Fort Frances and we were gearing up for the Christmas appeal 2003. Wal-Mart wasn’t even open yet and the idea of a new Canadian Tire was still in the works. But now, only a […]
Last Friday in Barwick, Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff announced an imminent proposal by the federal government to designate 2005 as the “Year of the Veteran” in honour of those men and women who, over the years, have put their lives on the line for Canadians in war, and […]
Dear Mike, We applaud Fort Frances Minor Hockey’s decision to “affiliate” the Midget and Muskie programs. It provides hope and direction to all participants. It also will allow accountability on the ice, in the classroom, as well as at home. Now let’s discuss the pros and cons of implementing the […]
Dear editor: This letter is to congratulate your journalist staff. I say “staff” because it evidently took your whole staff to write a very short piece on Warp 9 and 92.3 The Wolf and their Hallowe’en for kids. It must take real talent to turn a completely virtuous act and […]
Dear Mr. Editor, We would like to recognize the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce for its unprejudiced selection process in regards to the business awards handed out last month. That is, by including non-Fort Frances businesses in your awards, you reinforce the fact that we are all part of a […]
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Gladys Hammond on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Ont. Gladys was born Feb. 3, 1924 in Sussex, England to William and Lilian Taylor. She was united in marriage to Donald Hammond on June 24, […]
