I miss Jim Coleman. I miss driving him home from football games, 20 minutes when I had him, his history and his personality to myself. I miss that for years he good-naturedly chided my girlfriend Nancy, now my wife, for taking years off his life the wintry night she drove […]
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When planning a landscape or garden design you should consider including a few shrubs. There are hundreds of shrub species, varieties and forms available for this growing zone. Shrubs are available in many shapes, sizes and characteristics as well as an array of leaf colours. This column is intended to […]
Most of us all lead very busy lives, or at least we claim to. We also freeze meat for future dinners because we either bought too much, it was on sale and so we stocked up, or we just plainly don’t want to grocery shop any more often than we […]
Roy Avis, 75, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at the La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at the Knox United Church. Friends may visit one hour prior to the service. […]
Fort Frances Youth Soccer Registration is running online until April 1. To register online, visit FFYS.goalline.ca. The league is open to all kids aged 4-15. Follow the league on Facebook for more information. A Spring Fling and Bake Sale will be taking place this Saturday, April 2 at the Devlin […]
Robin McCormick
SPRING FLING HAPPENING ! The Guthrie United Church will host its popular Spring Fling Tea and Bake Sale this Saturday ( April 2nd. ) at the Devlin Hall. The event takes place from 2-3:30 p.m. Desserts, penny table, and bake table will be set up, with an abundance of goodies […]
I remember reading at the beginning of the 21st century that many of the jobs that were common in the year 2000 would mostly disappear within two decades replaced by whole new industries and job types. I scoffed at the idea. How could so many jobs that had been around […]
By the time these words run through the press, I would only have one day left under the employment of the Fort Frances Times. I thought I’d gingerly walk out of the Times’ back door with my fingers crossed, hoping that nobody would notice. After all, doing this would perfectly […]
Dear editor: I am responding to the March 23 editorial by Jim Cumming about the lack of diversity and working-age representation on council. I appreciate Mr. Cumming’s insights on this topic, but I respectfully believe that he – like others – has missed the mark. Calls for increasing diversity on […]
