It is with great sadness that the family of Adrian Blair Perreault announces his passing on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 at Seine River First Nation. Adrian was born on July 9, 1964 in Atikokan, Ont. to Theodore Perreault and Mary Morin. He was a hard worker and very proud to […]
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Martin Tibbs passed away on Monday, Jan. 7, 2109 in Fort Frances, Ont. Funeral mass will be held on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Fort Frances. A compete obituary will follow.
It brings us great sadness and broken hearts to announce the death of our dear father, Joe Vanderhorst, 84, of Alberton Township, Ont., on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Joe was born on Nov. 14, 1934 in Fort Frances to Johannus and Huber-dina […]
It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Marylou Copenace, 28, on Friay, Dec. 28, 2018 in Fort Frances, Ont. A traditional wake was held on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, followed by a traditional service on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 at the Big Grassy First Nation […]
Marie McDiarmid, 86, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
Lois McCanna (nee Newport) passed away quietly, with family by her side, on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018 at the Bayview Nursing Home in Pointe-Claire, Que. She fought a lengthy and difficult battle with cancer over the past three years, taking it one day at at a time. It was our […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Richard Mark Bellamy, 69, of Devlin, Ont., on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. Richard was born on Aug. 14, 1949 in Emo, Ont. to Phillip and Peggy (Brown) Bellamy. Richard was a major tinker! Nothing he loved more than […]
Have you every awakened and discovered you have to hurry to catch up to the day? The district is much like that. The year 2000 was ushered in with great hope and optimism. We coasted on the good fortune of the paper mill producing jobs and household riches. Then it […]
Each Wednesday I travel between Fort Frances and Rainy River delivering the Fort Frances Times to our news dealers. Often in travelling the route with my wife, new ideas are floated about the crops that are being grown, fields that are being cleared, and the quality of herds that exist […]
And here we go . . . back to normal! The first full week of work for 2019. It was a snowy start to the week but it sounds like Thunder Bay was hit harder. No complaints on my end although the snow we did get was heavy so be […]
I am going to throw some facts at you. The United States is home to 4.4 percent of the world’s 7.53 billion population, whereas Canada represents only .5 percent of the world’s population. Some 22 percent of the world’s prisoners are behind bars in the U.S. In 2015, the Washington […]
