Dear editor: In reading last Wednesday’s issue of the Fort Frances Times, I noted with great interest the letter to you from Randy Wilde. This letter impressed me deeply. Mr. Wilde did an excellent job of comparing Doug Ford with Donald Trump. He clearly indicated what Mr. Ford promised to […]
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The Greeks have a special word that describes a family joining a Greek family as a result of a marriage. It is a wonderful term that explains the joining of two families through marriage. We hadn’t thought of the expansion of our family to our Brendan’s wife family when they […]
With Friday being a P.D. Day, I decided to book off from work and prepare for sheep shearing as well as spend the day with Maddie and Marlee. When I booked it off, I didn’t realize I would be nursing two bunnies and bottle-feeding a few lambs. My mom has […]
I have friends visiting from Dawson City, the kind of people you meet and feel instantly as if you have known them your whole life. So off we went the other day to Fishermen’s Cove on the Eastern Passage of Nova Scotia, a small historic village on the Atlantic Shore […]
During the years that I was in high school and then university, I spent my summers working at tourist resorts around the region as a fishing guide. It’s been around 20 years since I did my first trip out at Ash Rapids Lodge on Lake of the Woods and since […]
If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say that cooking is a chore, I would be a rich man. The act of cooking a meal is just that: cooking a meal. It is not negative (or even positive for that matter), it is just something we […]
The provincial election is being held today (June 7), with polls open until 8 p.m. (CDT). Be sure to vote! The United Native Friendship Centre will hold its annual general meeting today (June 7) at 5 p.m. upstairs at the Royal Canadian Legion. Dinner and refreshments will be provided. Open […]
After a relatively short “official” campaign, Ontarians head to the polls tomorrow to elect a new government. Will you be among them? Turnout for provincial elections has been dismal of late. It was just 52.8 percent in 2007 before sinking to a record-low 48.2 percent in 2011. It then crept […]
Dear editor: When I listen to Doug Ford, I hear Donald Trump and shudder to think what will be left of our province should they [the Progressive Conservatives] assume power. After listening to the leaders’ debate [held May 27], all I heard from Doug Ford was that he was going […]
What a difference 10 days can make. Marnie and I drove from Fort Frances to Calgary on the long weekend in May, returning 10 days later. It was a great trip having never crossed the Prairies at this time of year. We wondered what the vast fields of grain would […]
With heavy hearts, the family of Larry Dale Angus announces his passing on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 surrounded by loved ones. Larry was born on Nov. 19, 1942 to Derward and Helma Angus. He was an avid fisherman who knew Mainville Lake like the back of his hand. He loved […]
With great sadness, the family announces the passing of Norbert Bragg, 85, of Devlin, Ont., on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. A time of fellowship in Norbert’s memory will be held Friday, June 8, 2018 from noon-3 p.m. at the Devlin Community Hall […]
