It is with great sadness that the family of Wilfred Caul announces his passing on Sunday, May 21, 2017 in the comfort of his home in Devlin, Ont. Born on July 15, 1931 in Pinewood, Ont., he was one of 13 children of Lorne and Mary Caul. Wilfred married Lois […]

With the federal Conservatives choosing Andrew Scheer as their new leader on Saturday, another “youngster” now is at the helm of a major political party. Despite being just 38, Mr. Scheer already is a seasoned parliamentarian, though–first getting elected to the House of Commons in 2004 at age 25. He […]

Today is the last day of May. The sun starts shining through the windows earlier every morning. The deer, meanwhile, continue to pick off flowers in my yard almost daily. Last fall, I purchased several dozen special “Canada 150” tulips. Since squirrels like bulbs in the fall, I covered the […]

WHITECROW-Born to Roxanne Boshkaykin and Dorion Whitecrow, of Seine First Nation, Ontario, a boy, Dorion Jesse James, weighing 7 lbs 7 oz on May 18, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

ALI-Born to Nakita-Rose Morrisseau and Adam Ali, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Zephryn Antonio-Vincent, weighing 7 lbs 6 oz on May 17, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

BRADY-Born to Michael and Kali, nee Hamilton, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Cecilia Katie Elizabeth, weighing 8 lbs 10 oz on May 17, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

SMITH-Born to Danessa Smith, of Northwest Bay First Nation, Ontario, a boy, Jacob, weighing 8 lbs 1 oz on May 16, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

BRYANT-Born to Jennifer Shaw and Mitchell Bryant, of Emo, Ontario, a girl, Delilah Alison Mishelle, weighing 7 lbs 10 oz on May 1, 2017 at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario.

It is with great sadness that the family of Terry Kielczewski announces his passing on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Terry was born on Nov. 21, 1953 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Allan and Rita Kielczewski. He grew up in Fort Frances, Namakan Lake, Rainy Lake, and Mine Centre. Terry leaves […]

The annual Emo Walleye Classic runs today and tomorrow (May 26-27), with the weigh-ins beginning at 3:30 p.m. each day at the Emo-La Vallee Arena. See page C1 of Wednesday’s Times for a complete schedule of events. The Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary will hold a special monthly supper featuring Chicken Oscar, […]

It is with great sorrow that the family of Valli Fairnington announces her sudden passing on Thursday, May 18, 2017 in Hamilton, Ont. Born on July 30, 1951 in Winnipeg, Man., she was adopted by Bronie and Nellie Shybyski and was raised in Rainy River, Ont. She was united in […]

Gloria Wager passed away peacefully on Friday, May 19, 2017, with her family by her side, at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born on Aug. 22, 1962 to the late Arthur Wilfred and Virginia Ruth (Rande) Dann in Winnipeg, Man. She will be dearly missed by […]