OSSACHUK-Born to Sara Gosling and Cody Ossachuk, a girl, Emily Jane, of Alberton, Ontario, weighing 6 lbs on November 24, 2019 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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We regret to announce the death of Johanne Marie Pierrette Anfossi McInerney, age 62, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019 in Thunder Bay Regional Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit. She has been cremated and a celebration of life will take place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019 at the Rainy […]
Lana Joan Mainville was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer on March 12, 2019. She fought the fight of her life, swinging hard the whole way, but it is with great sadness that her family announces her fight ended on Dec. 8, 2019, at La Verendrye Hospital. Lana is predeceased by […]
Times change, people change. I will be leaving the Fort Frances Times this month to pursue employment elsewhere. It’s time to do something new. I first started working at the Time in June 1998 and at that time, had no idea I would end up being employed here more than […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Edward Polz announces his passing on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019 at La Verendrye General Hospital. Ed was born on March 11, 1925 in Hochweis, Czechoslovakia to Jack and Francine Polz. In the midst of WW2, he and his family were forcefully […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Nellie Dolyniuk announces her peaceful passing on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019 at Rainycrest Long Term Care at the age of 96. A celebration of her life will be held in the summer of 2020. The family gratefully requests that in memoriam […]
Dear editor, The Dominion of Canada. That is the official name of our great country. The word “dominion” was taken from the Bible verse found in Psalm 72:8: “He shall have dominion also from the sea to sea, and from the rivers unto the ends of the earth.” In September […]
For over a decade, the staff at the newspaper has adopted a family for Christmas. A list is provided with the ages and genders of members of the family. A suggested list of groceries is s upplied including all the trimmings for a wonderful Christmas dinner and breakfasts for several […]
Back in July, my wife and my mother attended the Sioux Narrows Arts Festival, an annual event that attracts the top artists from around the region. After, they returned home they both mentioned that the highlight of all the cool stuff they saw were these handmade bowls and mugs with […]
We were hit by the first winter storm last week. It was a doozy or felt like it, but it was a mere sample of what is yet to come. I know Fort Frances is all too familiar with winter storms and I remember them well from my childhood, though […]
“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens will be the subject of a dramatic reading and holiday celebration on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Emo Knox United Church (3 Roy St.). Musical interludes by the Knox Choir and refreshments and baking at intermission (included with admission). Tickets cost […]
