It is with great sadness that the family of Guenther Leopold Rittau announces his passing on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances Ont. Guenther was born on Aug. 29, 1932 to Cacelia and Ludwig Rittau in Stillersfeld, Germany. He was united in marriage to Johanna […]
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It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Campbell Handberg on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 with family by his side. All who loved him will profoundly miss him. He leaves to mourn his loss his daughters, Kennedi and Katie; parents, Jay and Cheryl; brother, […]
It was such a pleasure for me to stop by the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition volunteer appreciation dinner in Thunder Bay last week. I was glad to have the chance to thank all the volunteers for making our community great, and also wish happy birthday to Isabelle Barrett, who turned 100 […]
I was thinking of heroes the other day while I was walking in the snow and the minus-38 C temperatures. “Mighty Mouse” was important when I was little. He was a good guy, as most flying mice tend to be. He was always ready to save the day; he even […]
“Long overdue” was how Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services executive director Calvin Morrisseau put it during Friday’s grand-opening ceremony for the new Mino Ayaa Ta Win Healing Centre located in the former Ivik building on Mishkiki Miikan Road off Highway 11, about 10 minutes east of Fort Frances. Billed […]
It is now less than a year until new municipal councils are elected and sworn in across Rainy River District. But before those elections take place, Ontario residents will go to the polls June 7 to elect a new provincial government. All these races will have consequences for residents of […]
Last week, I threw around some Christmas shopping ideas for anglers. So in this week’s column, I’m going to do the same thing for hunters. While hunting is not for everybody, it is part of the culture in Northwestern Ontario–and for good reason. We have more public land that anybody […]
“Holly Daze” festivities in Emo go today and tomorrow (Dec. 1-2). See page C1 of Wednesday’s Times for a complete schedule of events. The Muskie girls’ hockey team will host the International Falls Broncos in exhibition action today (Dec. 1) at 7:30 p.m. at the ’52 Canadians Arena. Admission is […]
By Bob Cox Hockey news, fashion tips, TV and movie listings, retirement strategies, updates on Celine Dion – all of this information now constitutes local media — at least according to federal Heritage Minister Melanie Joly. This week marked a black spot in the history of Canadian newspapers with the […]
It is with unbearable sadness that I announce the passing of my beautiful wife, Angela. Angela was our everything and her passing leaves her family with an emptiness that is indescribable. Angela’s passion was her sons, Bryce and Jared, family, friends, employees, and customers. Angela was in business with her […]
It is with broken hearts we announce the sudden passing of our beloved husband, dad, grampa, brother, uncle, and cousin, Peter Tiboni, on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. Peter was born on July 30, 1948 in Marathon, Ont. He enjoyed the […]
