Peter Landry, of Barwick, Ont., passed away suddenly, at the age of 76, on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2019 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Peter was born on April 19, 1942 in Pinewood, Ont. to Hector and Irene (nee Gouliquer) Landry. As a child, his family moved often […]
Features
The family of Edward Joseph George, 79, is sad to announce his passing on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019. A complete obituary will follow.
The Town of Fort Frances has been working with Repap, a company formed to acquire the Fort Frances paper mill from Resolute Forest Products. Acting on the best interests of the town, surrounding First Nations, and municipalities, the town has made multiple representations to provincial cabinet members to encourage the […]
Dear Mike: To the brainiacs at the American Automobile Association after seeing the headline in the Feb. 7 Daily Bulletin that read, “Cold weather cuts electric car range.” Cold temperatures can sap electric car batteries, temporarily reducing their range by more than 40 percent when interior heaters are used, a […]
Dear editor: I would like to respond to the letter from Ken Perry which appeared in last week’s issue of the Fort Frances Times. I believe I can safely speak for all councillors in stating the new council of the Town of Fort Frances is committed to ensuring that the […]
It is surprising how the accumulation of snow is deceiving. Through to Christmas, we had very little snow on the ground. And even through to the last week of January, the depth of the snow was not huge. The deer regularly waltzed through the yard and often bedded down either […]
A friend of mine from Dawson City recently sent me a joke with the headline, “You must be from Nova Scotia if you shovel snow in the rain.” That’s true, more often than not. But I’m not from Nova Scotia. I’m from Northwestern Ontario, where you have to be hardy […]
It is with deep sorrow that the family of Wayne Albert Carlson, aka ‘Papa’ announce his sudden passing on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at his home in Fort Frances. Wayne was born on August 28th, 1941 in Fort Frances, ON to Lennea Carlson and was the youngest of her two […]
It is with heavy hearts that the family announces the passing of Donald (Don) Roy Wilson on February 8, 2019. He was born on September 26, 1952 to the late Cleve and Julia Wilson. He lived his life on the family farm and was a devoted farmer. He continued many […]
BURKHOLDER-Born to Anthony and Margaret, nee Rohrer, of Mine Centre, Ontario, a girl, Brittany Gem, weighing 8 lbs 1.5 oz on January 26, 2019 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
