Dear editor, The following is an open letter to Mayor Caul and council: Good Afternoon Mayor Caul and Mr. Anwar CAO, I have attached hereto the first page of Councillor Judson’s November 8 2021, Memorandum to Mayor and Council. Please note the last paragraph and three bullet points of part […]
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Dear editor, I was disappointed to hear that the custom of crowning a Citizen of the Year would not be realized in 2021, because there were no submissions from the local citizenry. After some consideration, it became apparent that this year was no different than any other in terms of […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Gone in one thundering moment. At just before 5:00 a.m. on the morning of Saturday, November 27, 2021, I was ready to watch the implosion of the remaining structure of the Fort Frances kraft mill. ‘Ready’ in a technical sense. Turns out I wasn’t exactly prepared. I don’t know if […]
The Debating table at the Bakery was in an uproar this past week. A dozen voices simultaneously offered opinions and raised questions about just how things were going to work at the Border with the Nov 30 change in restrictions for quick trips to the U.S. and returning in less […]
Many Christmas Festivities are on the way. December 3 and 4 is the annual Holly Daze in Emo. Be sure to make it part If your weekend. The parade, fireworks and tree lighting take place Friday, December 3, plus many other events throughout the day. Crafts Galore including a soup […]
I paused in the grocery store parking lot the other day, to assist an older woman wrestling with her cane and grocery cart. After she was settled into her car, she explained about her misbehaving hip and the pain from it. She dropped her head and whispered four words. I […]
I had big plans of getting my cows in and vaccinating this weekend and the weather was perfect. My cows had other plans. As soon as I went to the bush to find and attempt to gather them, they headed off in the opposite direction. Of course, there were a […]
Community leader, business woman and beloved mother and grandmother Lena Louise Angela Kaartinen (nee Huntley) passed away suddenly on November 11, 2021. Lena was 73 years old and passed away at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre surrounded by family. Lena was born on December 24, 1947, in Emo, […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Ralph Sandford announce his passing on Friday, November 26, 2021, at the age of 77. He was born on January 7, 1944, and raised in Fort Frances, Ont., and moved his young family to Thunder Bay in 1971. He had been […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Davy Wayne Crowe on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre. Davy was born on March 3, 1956, in Fort Frances to David and Evora Crowe. As a young boy, he had a large […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Carl Piotrowski announces his peaceful passing on Friday, November 26, 2021, at the La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ontario. He was born on May 30, 1941, in Fort Frances and lived here all of his life. As a young […]
October 10, 1916 – November 21, 2021 Hazel passed away peacefully at the age of 105. She was the mother of 11 children and 115 grandchildren. Hazel was pre-deceased by husband Urho William Pietila, son William Pietila Jr., daughter Ethel (Bonnie), and son Leonard Pietila. Celebration of life will be […]
