It is with great sadness that the family of Mary Louise Kearney announces her passing on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018 at the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River, Ont. A visitation will be held on Monday, Aug. 20, 2018 from 10-11 a.m. Funeral services will follow on Monday, Aug. […]
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It is with great sadness that the family of Susan Crystal Gayle Stafford announces her passing on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018 at the Riverside Health Care centre surrounded by her family. Susie was born on May 23, 1978 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. to Carolyn and Calvin […]
It is with great sorrow that the family of Melvin Snowball announces his passing on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Melvin was born on June 23, 1964 in Atikokan, Ont. to George and Rose Snowball. Melvin was a hard-working person who never hesitated […]
It is with great sorrow that the family of Rhoda Archie announces her passing on Wednesday, August. 1, 2018 at Big Grassy First Nation. Rhoda was born on April 24, 1975 to Albert and Barbara Wilson-Hawk. She was raised in Big Grassy First Nation, spending her childhood with her grandparents, […]
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our mother, Betty Dodge, on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. She raised three loving sons, Christopher (Nicole) of Fort Frances, Ont., James (Heather) of Thunder Bay, Ont., and Michael (Tamara) of Fort Frances, Ont. She will be greatly missed by […]
Sadly, the family announces the passing of Milton Westover, 93, of Chapple Township, Ont., on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. As per Milton’s wishes, no service will take place. A complete obituary will follow.
It is with profound sorrow that the family of Frances Boshkaykin announces her passing on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Frances was born on Jan. 18, 1958 in Fort Frances to James Blackjack and Rosie Boshkaykin. She lived in Seine River First Nation […]
Submitted by the Stewardship Youth Rangers Hello again from your local Fort Frances Ogimaa Binesiiyog Stewardship Youth Rangers! We were able to take part in the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship last month, where we assisted Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Fort Frances district biologist Melissa Mosley to monitor […]
When everything wrapped up over the weekend at Lake Ouachita and Hot Springs, Ark., it could be called one of the hottest, toughest weeks of fishing I’ve ever seen. In the end, Alabama angler Clent Davis rallied from 10th place on the final day with the largest catch of the […]
Dear editor: This is in response to the letter of the editor entitled “Needles an epidemic,” which appeared in the Aug. 1, 2018 edition of the Fort Frances Times. Addiction is a serious issue in Northwestern Ontario. Regional statistics show high rates of hospitalization for substances misuse, emergency department visits […]
Stock car racing action goes Saturday, Aug. 11 at the Emo Speedway, with hot laps at 7 p.m. and the first race at 7:30 (weather permitting). Admission is $12 for adults and $8 for seniors/students, with those aged nine and under being free. The Rainy Lake Conservancy will hold its […]
It’s troubling to see the crescendo of “fake news” chants U.S. President Donald Trump has been directing towards the mainstream media south of the border, to the point of whipping his supporters into a frenzy that leaves journalists actually fearing for their safety, is spilling over into our country. Here […]
