The FORT FRANCES VOLUNTEER BUREAU (FFVB) is accepting applications for membership renewals and new member volunteers for this upcoming year running April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. If you are a volunteer or someone interested in volunteering and believe in the positive impact volunteers have on our community, please […]
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When my father passed away over 25 years ago, the thing that I always remember is walking into the newspaper office on the Monday morning and a staff member coming over and giving me a huge hug and feeling good about it. That week is a blur, but throughout the […]
Dear editor, Minister of Indigenous Affairs, Greg Rickford, supports the closing of youth detention beds in the north as a money-saver which recognizes the reality that the number of young people in custody has declined since the inception of the Youth Criminal Justice Act in 2003. However, the truth is […]
Dear editor, By writing this letter, I am sure to offend some Christians who feel masks hinder their rights to worship, but the same is a real asset when a paycheque is involved, whether in the making or the spending. Instead of spending “hours” online, searching for the ineffectiveness of […]
Dear editor: In the June 19, 2020 edition of the Thunder Bay Chronicle an unnamed MNRF spokesman stated that the Ministry would continue to work with and support the Town of Fort Frances and surrounding communities. Really? Let’s review the actions of the MNRF from May 2014, when Resolute announced […]
Dear editor, I know the councillors have decided to change the names of the streets, which I have no problem with. It’s a good thing. I do have a problem with a couple names that were in the newspaper. Pride Road. And I don’t think it has to be named […]
Dear editor, This is my third letter about the change of Colonization Road. I guess I am one of the six who did not want it changed. But if it has to be changed, then why not honour our Veterans. “Veteran Drive.” This is a list of the Veterans who […]
You thought Skinhead was some neo Nazi extremist group. Maybe they are, but when you are 6’4” trying to work in a five foot something basement, the term takes on a whole new meaning. Our old basement was looking pretty dreary and with my granddaughter spending the Covid enforced university […]
Mother Nature gave us a reminder that it was still March! Though the snow didn’t last long, it did provide us with some moisture. We have certainly been receiving our fair share of wind, which certainly helps to dry things up. The barn yard is staying decent and you could […]
It is with great sadness that we are announcing the passing of Robert Boland, age 84 years, peacefully surrounded by family, on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at Rainy Crest Long Term Care. Bob was born on September 3, 1936 in Fort Frances, Ont. to William and Eva Boland. He grew […]
It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of Hal Harasymyk, our much loved son, brother, and uncle. Hal was born November 9, 1966 in Emo, Ontario spending his entire life in the district. In his younger years Hal enjoyed playing hockey, fishing, snowmobiling, riding his dirt bike, […]
It is with great sadness the family announces the sudden passing of Gyslain Lemelin, 50 of Burriss Twp, Ontario on Sunday, March 21, 2021 while working in Terrace, British Columbia. Gyslain was born in Mattawa to Pauline and Gerard Lemelin. He was the middle child of three boys and grew […]
