Whether Jagmeet Singh ends up capturing the federal NDP leadership–as early as this Sunday (Oct. 1) or as late as Oct. 15 if a third round of balloting is needed–remains to be seen. Should he win, however, Canada could have its first “visible minority” prime minister after the next federal […]
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Dear sir: In an “open letter” to local MPs Don Rusnak and Bob Nault, published in the Sept. 13 edition of the Fort Frances Times, local Conservative Doug Judson continued his unfair and duplicitous tirade against Premier Kathleen Wynne. Why he chose to write an “open letter” to federal MPs […]
Dear Mike: My husband and I were out walking by the river this afternoon [last week] when something in one of the flower beds by the marina caught my eye–a brightly-coloured rock lay in stark contrast to the dark earth. My husband and I both admired the rock that was […]
Dear editor: Re: Pesticides are killing more than bees [an article by Mia Rabson of the Canadian Press that appeared in the Sept. 19 edition of the Daily Bulletin]. Pesticide development and regulations are complex–they are this way because both developers and regulators are aware of the importance of ensuring […]
We hauled all our cows home on Saturday, and preg-checked and weighed all our calves. I knew I had two open cows but we ended up with five. I was a bit disappointed in that but not much you can do about it, either. The hardest part for me is […]
Helen Audrey Stewart was born on Jan. 31, 1922 in Fort Frances, Ont. and left us Sept. 14, 2017 in Alaska with two of three sons by her side. She was an outdoors woman, as comfortable hunting and fishing with her sons and husband as she was serving tea. She […]
With deep sadness, we announce the peaceful passing of Laurent (Larry) Smits, 87, on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 in Edmonton, Alta. He was born on Jan. 15, 1930. Larry was pre-deceased by his wife, Doris (Hansen); parents, Harry and Anna; brother, Harry; sister, Jeanne Belanger; brothers-in-law, Vic Belanger and Ike […]
Sharon Alexandra Yurkiw passed away peacefully on Sept. 13, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer, at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont.. She was born on Aug. 1, 1950 in Rosevalley, Sask. to Pearl and Maurice Yurkiw. Sharon was an avid reader, and loved crosswords and doing […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Kimberly Lorraine Clendenning (Belluz) announces her unexpected passing on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. Kim was born on April 9, 1973 in Thunder Bay, Ont., then moved to the family farm in La Vallee, Ont., where she spent the majority of her […]
Sadly, the family announces the sudden passing of Joy Milne, 56, of Atikokan, Ont., with her family by her side, on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Joy was born in Rainy River, Ont. on Feb. 20, 1961 to Harold and Inez (nee Mansfield) […]
While the weather was not awesome for fishing this past weekend, many anglers hit the water anyway to compete in a couple of area tournaments. The way we look at it, it’s a long winter so we’re trying to enjoy every bit of fishing we can before the end of […]
