Whether a world-famous recording artist or glamorous movie star, or someone who serves up your morning coffee at the local shop, everyone loves to be recognized for the work they do. For the past 20+ years, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce has hosted its version of the Grammys and […]
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Dear sir: As a teacher with the Rainy River District School Board, I became used to hearing a certain refrain: “There’s no money.” As jobs were cut, as programs were cut back or eliminated, as the resources available were diminished and eroded, we heard the same song, “There’s no money.” […]
Newspapers across Canada and the United States are evaluating their future. The Fort Frances Times, along with the Daily Bulletin, is no different. In southern Ontario, 40 newspapers ceased publishing in December. Across Canada, almost 75 weekly newspapers closed their doors in 2017. An additional 100 have gone from publishing […]
It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of Clay Chernaske on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017. Clay was an amazing husband, dad, brother, son, and son-in-law who was loved, is missed tremendously, and always will be remembered and cherished. Clay was born on Oct. 14, 1961 in Fort Frances, […]
It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of John Ronald Hazel Sr. on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, with his family by his side, at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. John was born on Sept. 28, 1932 in Dauphin, Man. At the age of seven, he […]
After a courageous six-year battle with cancer, and with his family by his side, Greg Perreault left this world and joined his children and family in Heaven on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018 in Winnipeg, Man. Greg was born on Sept. 15, 1952 in Fort Frances, Ont. Greg moved his family […]
Edwina Jeanne (“Eddie”) Frenette, 91, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Saturday morning, Jan. 20, 2018 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances. Eddie was born just before the Depression of the 1930s in Manitoba. In 1955, she moved to Fort Frances with her husband, […]
With profound sadness we announce the passing of Jessie Enge (nee Hickerson) at the Atikokan General Hospital in Atikokan, Ont. on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, a few months shy of her 90th birthday. She was born on April 30, 1928 in Fort Frances, Ont. to William and Helen Hickerson. Jessie […]
With great sadness, the family announces the sudden passing of Rosie Spencer, 73, of Atikokan, Ont. on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. Rosie was born on Aug. 20, 1944 to the late Jack and Rose Spencer. Rosie as predeceased by her parents, Jack and Rose Spencer; siblings, Hilda Yerxa, Robert Spener, […]
I know we all are enjoying our winter warm-up, including myself, but it does cause me some stress. Cows enjoy it, too, but they tend to enjoy it too much and I worry about them getting on their back. They are eight months’ pregnant, the snow melts underneath them, and […]
I’m trying very hard to recover from the ‘flu that I’ve had since Dec. 28. I’m just barely clinging to a sense of humour as I continue to cough up a lung, sleepless night after sleepless night, while I lie in bed feeling as though I am the only one […]
