Sadly the family announces the passing of Frank Szeder Sr, 88, of Chapple Twp, Ontario on Monday, August 24, 2020 at the La Verendrye Hospital Fort Frances. Frank was born in Isazeg, Hungary on May 5, 1932 to parents Istavan and Maria Szeder. He came to Canada during the Hungarian […]
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Memenasimok (thunder bird) Makosi wbik (lil’ bear) Niiganiwo gimakwe (leading woman) Pagochiqwes Pizhew Clan (Lynx) 4th degree Midewiwin It’s with great sadness we, the family of Mary Catherine Kelly, announce the passing of our dear mother, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend and spiritual advisor on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at the […]
Mary McKelvie was born May 3, 1928 in LaVallee, Ontario to Thomas and Mary Yurchuk (Hemelyuk). Following her education she moved to Fort Frances where she lived with her sister Dora’s family and went to secretarial school. She worked in the paper mill office where she met her husband Robert […]
John Esselink, 95 of Emo, Ontario passed away on August 31, 2020 peacefully with his family by his side. A complete funeral announcement to follow. Arrangements entrusted to Northridge Funeral Home.
Sadly the family announces the passing of Geraldine Archie, 78, of Big Grassy First Nation on Monday, August 31, 2020 in Thunder Bay, ON. A traditional wake will be held on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 3 p.m. at the Big Grassy First Nation Community Hall, followed by traditional service […]
I have heard from other writers in the last several months, each expressing a sense of stifled imagination, despite having more time to dedicate to their craft, time they would have spent commuting and/or at work outside the home. Worry and changes in their creative patterns have, at times, choked […]
So far I haven’t tested positive for COVID-19 but I am obviously infected. Not with lung or nasal symptoms. But I do have the headache and I have become the grumpiest and most crotchety old goat in the Rainy River District. It seems to me that too many bureaucrats, government […]
Labour Day has been celebrated in Canada as a national holiday since 1894 on the first Monday in September. Prior to then, workers were taken for granted. The first Labour action actually took place almost two decades earlier when 2000 members of the Toronto Printers Union marched together demanding a […]
For 94 days, my goal was to get to the finish line. Now that I have crossed it, I know the whole point of my adventure was to make sure it’s not the finish, but a place from which to continue. My Step Forward fundraiser came to a conclusion in […]
Hard to believe we are moving into September. I think to myself; it is harder to believe as we missed out on the Emo Fair. We often gauge things based on the Fair. I wouldn’t complain if summer lasted a few more months and I could certainly find enough work […]
M. Macklem Dear editor, On reading my issues of the Fort Frances Times, I’ve read with interest the idea of building a hotel on the site of the former Shevlin Woodyard. It seems to me that Fort Frances has plenty of accommodation, with all the building additions and renovations that […]
Megan Walchuk
The back to school season is usually a time to reorganize; to shake off the late nights and lazy days and get life back to normal. We’re craving a return to normalcy now more than ever, but many families are feeling nervous about the return to school. Teachers clearly feel […]
