U13AA Home tournament–Starting this Friday at the Memorial Sports Centre. Come cheer on your Fort Frances Canadians. Schedule available on Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association Facbook page. Registration for winter indoor soccer– Registration for the Fort Frances Youth Soccer Winter session is now open at ffys.goalline.ca. Register from a computer, […]
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It’s time for a little name dropping: My “cousin” was once one of the top 25 defencemen in hockey — in the world! His name is Bob Chrystal. Let me explain how he’s my cousin, hoping it won’t bore you to tears, or to sleep. My mother’s cousin was married […]
Dear editor, We’ve been avid readers of the Fort Frances Times for decades and are grateful for the vital part The Times plays in keeping our community informed and entertained. Your article “Times past and future” summarized it well for us. Over years past the editorial page of this newspaper […]
Dear editor, The nuclear industry has been looking for a place to dump their toxic waste for over five decades and Northern Ontario has been the main focus of their efforts. Back in the early 1980s shortly after two mines closed Atomic Energy Of Canada Ltd.(AECL) came to Atikokan with the […]
On Sunday, we woke to a wonderful winter wonderland as the fog of Saturday night painted the branches of trees with a white furry hoarfrost. We often forget about the beauty of our urban forest in winter. But Sunday morning with a brilliant blue clear sunlit sky, the white trees […]
We sure had another beautiful week of weather! If this keeps up, I might even start to like winter again. But I am nervous that a month from now as I get closer to calving it will be minus one thousand or something crazy. Maybe not, maybe 2023 is going […]
The Emo Legion Branch #99 offers many events to chase off the “ Winter Blues”. Yoga has started and is every Tuesday. Bingo is played every Tuesday (starting January 10) at 5:30 p.m. Seniors events are every Thursday. Beer and Burgers January 13 starting at 5p.m. Following Beer and Burger […]
My daughter and I spent the holiday break on her sofa; she crocheted while I knitted. The snow piled up, the rain fell, and the wind made a mess of the whole thing called winter while we wove stitch after stitch with a few “oops” and a recurrent “tsk tsk”. […]
Have you always wanted to make ramen at home but never had the time? Try my version of Ramen: tasty and beautifully displayed in a fraction of the time of a traditional Ramen recipe. Plus, I do a crispy fried egg, instead of the common soft-boiled egg. This recipe is […]
One of my favourite lines to use when I’m speaking with outdoor writers or other anglers who are serious about their fishing is “I’m picky about my hooks”. The actual hook, considering the strength of the wire, the sharpness of the point and the shape. Regardless of the species that […]
Dear Money Lady, I am in my 70’s and remember when rates were 18%. I wondered if you think we are headed for a recession in 2023? Norm Dear Norm, To answer you honestly – I’m not sure. Let me tell you why. Currently no one knows for sure where […]
