Sandra Ann McEvoy, born January 23, 1950, in Fort Frances to Kathleen and Vincent McEvoy, passed away on September 2, 2025. As the last of ten children to pass, Sandra’s life was a testament to faith, love, and dedication. From an early age, Sandra’s passion for serving others and her […]
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With family beside him, listening to the sounds of birds playing in the background, Henry Herbert Miller passed away at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ontario, on September 3, 2025. Dad was born to Bethel and Clifford Miller just outside of LaVallee, Ontario, on June 10, 1935, the eldest […]
By Henry Miller
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
(Editor’s note: A member of the Times family, our frequent contributor Henry Miller, passed away last week at the age of 90. According to family, Henry wrote this column just a few days before passing, with the intent of walking it down to our office so we could publish it, […]
By Megan Walchuk
Originally published May 8, 2024
Originally published May 8, 2024
(Editor’s note: The Fort Frances Times has lost one of its foundational supporters, benefactors and cheerleaders. Del Cumming passed away last Thursday evening, one week shy of her 99th Birthday. We originally ran this piece for Mother’s Day in 2024, celebrating the “Office Mom” so many staff and visitors to […]
My friend Ken Dryden died on Friday. His is not a name I drop lightly. Calling our friendship a close one would be misleading, but it was a good one for a long time, 50 years. For me, it was never about name dropping. We’d hoped to meet, for the […]
Robert Animikii Horton
For decades, educators and science communicators have wondered how to get more people interested in science, STEM careers, and the staggering wonders of our universe. Personally, the bite of science bug only took one moment on an early summer afternoon to capture my imagination. Sitting in the grass under a […]
Writing about one’s mother feels like writing an entire book. I realized that on Friday afternoon as I read over my words. Each memory became its own chapter in the story of Delsie Marie Cumming, who passed away Thursday evening. Mom was a quiet, respectful, and caring woman who devoted herself […]
By Liz Adam
Life Coach’s Corner
Life Coach’s Corner
So often our minds can seem like they are against us instead of for us. They sometimes bombard us with worries, bad memories, frustrations, distractions and discouragements. We’ve been exploring some different aspects of managing our minds including identifying and changing negative thought patterns. Managing our minds is vital to […]
As you may have observed from your gardening experiences and past columns, plants can be fussy things. The right location, amount of sunlight and 101 other factors influence your plant’s growing ability. One factor which is very beneficial in understanding before putting that new plant into the earth is soil […]
DID YOU KNOW? In Ontario, e-bikes are classified as “power-assisted bicycles” under the Highway Traffic Act, but they are defined as “motor vehicles” in the Criminal Code of Canada. In this week’s column, I’ll be sharing some invaluable information on e-bikes, courtesy of the MTO (Ministry of Transportation of Ontario). […]
It looks as though we might be back to some decent weather. I am disappointed that we had such an early frost at home. I did cover some of my plants, but the pumpkin plants are done, and I was hoping they had a few weeks ahead of them yet. […]
The annual Naicatchewenin Bass and Walleye Classic takes place this weekend September 12 and 13. This is a catch and release tournament. Entry fee is $400 per team. Boats launch at at 8 a.m. and weigh-ins start at 4 p.m. Call Connie at 807-276-7998 for further information. The LaVallee Senior’s […]
