Born to Brian and Michelle, nee Mosley, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Brayden Darrick Michael, weighing 7 lbs. 15 oz. on April 29, 2004 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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Maurice Wilfred Desserre, 63, of 26 Byng St., Emo, Ont., passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2004 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born Feb. 5, 1941 in Pattullo, Ont. In his earlier years, Maurice moved to Thompson, Man., where he was employed in mining for […]
While many new municipal leaders, including Fort Frances Mayor Dan Onichuk and Couns. Tannis Drysdale and Rick Wiedenhoeft, were gathering for the first time at the annual general meeting of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association last week in Thunder Bay, it also was the first such meeting for the new […]
Dear sir: I read Bill Krukoski’s letter in the Fort Frances Times last week re a local place for people to gamble. Mr. Krukoski seems to be quite for such a place, especially, if I understand correctly, that it’s supposed to advance our local economy. I had to think about […]
Dear Mike: I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all those who supported the recent “Cuts for Cancer” campaign which succeeded in raising such an astounding sum of money on my behalf. First and foremost, a huge thank you to the five brave individuals—Patty and Andrew Labbe, Rachel […]
Dear editor: Kudos to the Northwestern Ontario Fire Safety Coalition and the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council for organizing “The Times They Are A-Changin” Injury Prevention Conference, which was held last week in Fort Frances. It was a job well done! Also, congratulations to Abitibi-Consolidated (Fort Frances division), local […]
Dear sir: Mr. Hoshizaki (Rainy River District School Board) saw a $25,747 salary increase (19 percent) between 2002 and 2003 while Mr. Woods (Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc.) was given a $25,565 hike (also 19 percent). Is there any wonder why we have no funds for books and supplies for […]
Dear sir: Our sincere congratulations goes out to local Special Olympian Joyce Gosselin on her achievement of making “Team Canada” for the 2005 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. This was no surprise to me as, attending the Regional Winter Games in Kenora a few years back, I watched Joyce make […]
April Fool’s night, 1989 will be forever etched into the hearts and minds of the 3,000 people jam-packed into the old Memorial Arena to watch our beloved Muskies capture all-Ontario gold on home ice with that 5-3 win over the St. Jerome’s Lions (Kitchener). Fortunately, thanks to the hard work […]
Dear sir: This letter is being written in response to the editorial in the April 14th edition of the Fort Frances Times and to add to the comments made in the letter to the editor, entitled “Profit and Gain,” in last week’s Times. Although the letter that appeared last week […]
