Barbara Elaine Plasky, 77, of Fort Frances, passed away on April 27, 2023, after a long battle with COPD. Barbara was born on the April 23, 1946, to Charles and Bernice Plasky in Fort Frances, Ont. In her early years she worked at the Fort Frances Clinic. It was during […]
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Sadly, the family announces the passing of Karen Pauline Tupper, 84, of Fort Frances, Ontario, on April 30, 2023, at the Rainy Crest Long Term Care. Karen was born on August 9, 1938, in International Falls, Minn., to parents Ervin and Dorothy Pullar. She was united in marriage to Robert […]
Free Community Take out BBQ–In honour of mental health week. At CMHA on Portage Ave. Wed. May 3 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. while supplies last. Roast Beef Supper–Wed. May 3 5-7 p.m. St. John’s Anglican Church. $18 for adults, $9 for Children 6-10, 5 and under free. May 5th MMIWG AWARENESS […]
Awareness walk for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls–May 2, starting at 11:30 a.m. at the Fort Frances Seniors Centre. It will end at the UNFC, where a luncheon will be held. The event is a cooperative event between the Northwestern Ontario Metis Child and Family Services, the United […]
Mean Girls The Musical at Fort Frances High School–The Fort Frances High School production of Mean Girls The Musical runs this weekend. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and students available at Northwoods Gallery and Gifts. 7 p.m. closes Saturday evening. Library seeks red dresses–Fort Frances Public […]
Alex Denby
Web Programmer
adenby@fortfrances.com
Web Programmer
adenby@fortfrances.com
As many of you know, our website was down or non-functioning for most of last week, and getting it back up was largely my responsibility, though not solely mine. I worked hard with fellow web team member Cory Westover as well as support people at Amazon Web Services to get […]
By Darren Derendorf
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
As an unashamed car fanatic, the winter can be a dark and dreary time. Race tracks fall silent, the blacktop turns into a white hellscape that can and will ruin every part of an automobile, and all of the most fun and interesting vehicles get tucked away safely for the […]
The Emo Walleye Classic takes place May 25/26 and 27 this year. As always this event takes a lot of dedication by many people. A new prize has been added to this year tournament – any team with a combined age of the two anglers coming un under 50 could […]
The Montreal Expos have been gone for 18 years and seven months, yet they refuse to go away. For years there was alleged interest in having the Tampa Bay Rays play summers in Montreal, and springs and falls in St. Petersburg, but the best team in baseball in 2023 is […]
Dear editor and residents of Fort Frances I have concerns regarding the article which appeared in your April 12 edition of the Times entitled “Budget will see residential tax rate increase by 4.78 percent.” My last assessed value was $297,000 so I used the $300,000 assessment value in my calculations. […]
