Dear sir: In reference to the article in last Wednesday’s Times, “Elizabeth Taylor to attend FFHS reunion,” I wish to inform you that I will be bringing another celebrity to the reunion, James Taylor. Although James is not a graduate of FFHS, he looks forward to meeting all Fort High […]
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Dear sir: I am an avid reader of the Fort Frances Times, and I rarely miss an issue of the Daily Bulletin or the weekly edition of the paper. When we moved here three years ago, my first connection to the town of Fort Frances was through reading your newspaper. […]
Our most familiar harbinger of spring is most likely the robin. But its close relative, the Bluebird, is another. In Northern Ontario, there are only two other birds which are blue. But the bluebird can be easily identified by its red-brown breast, its deep blue head, back wings, and tail, […]
Wylie Young Roach passed away of cancer in his 49th year Monday, April 3, 2000 in Vancouver, B.C. Born in Sussex, N.B. on April 10, 1951, he was a beloved son of Dr. W.A. (Bill) and the late Eileen Roach; and dear youngest brother of Graham of Toronto, Beth of […]
On Sunday, April 2, 2000 at the Foyer Valade, Mrs. Lucienne Thorimbert went to her final rest at the age of 88 years. Lucienne is survived by her four daughters, Rose Tremblay (Léo) Jeanne Lajoie (Raymond), Thérese Degagné (Ed), and Cécile Pundyk (Ed). She also is survived by numerous nieces, […]
Stuart Edward McLeod was born in Emo, Ont., on March 21, 1928. He grew up on the family farm during the Great Depression and was educated by the quiet common sense of his late father, Addison, mother, Muriel, and the nearby country schools that couldn’t contain his wanderlust. Stuart passed […]
Mary Rose (Plichta) Larson, 69, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2000. She was born July 24, 1930 in Sundown, Man. to the late Joseph and Annie Plichta.
The other day I sat down at the computer with every intention of writing another “Recollections” column. Oddly, an “Out of Memory” error message flashed before my eyes. I’m not sure whether I saw it on the computer or in my head but it certainly was an omen. For some […]
Dear sir: It was my own choice, and not the Fort Frances Ontario Special Olympics, to have my column “Road to the Espanola Provincial Curling Trials” printed in the Fort Frances Times on Feb. 16. Whether the public agreed to my opinion or not, I stand 100 percent behind it […]
With April just around the corner, safety educators believe anyone can be an April Fool at any giving time. You are an April Fool if: Motor vehicle accidents are still the number-one cause of accidental deaths in Canada. But many people still do not heed the wise advice police officers […]
By Linda Wiens
Quetico Centre
Quetico Centre
The Thunder Bay Regional Hospital is required to have a plan for providing French language service. It does, and the board recently expressed its support. But is that what we need to serve our future population best? In Canada, according to the 1996 census, 59.2 percent of the population cited […]
There’s nothing like a Raggedy Ann or Andy doll to bring a smile to my face. And just for today, I have three of them visiting my office. A big Raggedy Ann–more than two feet tall–smiles from her perch by my copy machine. And a pair, sitting close and snuggling […]
