SELIN-Born to Diana Sharp and Barrie Selin, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Hadley Lea Ricki, weighing 8 lbs 5 oz on February 23, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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Sadly, the family announces the passing of Doug Nielson, 88, formerly of Pattullo Township, Ont., on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017 at the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River, Ont. with his family by his side. Doug was born on Dec. 6, 1928 in Pattullo Township to Fred and Alice […]
It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Larry Earl Lalond, of Kelowna, B.C., on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. Larry was born Nov. 18, 1960 in Fort Frances, Ont., the oldest child of Earl and Joyce Lalond. He moved to Kelowna in 1991 to join his […]
It is with heavy hearts that the family announces the passing of Ann Ryan on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017 at the age of 99. She was born on Nov. 20, 1917 in Banning, Ont. to Jack and Nettie Harasymyk. The family moved to Barwick, Ont. when she was an infant […]
Rebecca “Dodie” Josephine Wickstrom Peterson, 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born Oct. 7, 1927 in Fort Frances to Alexander John and Leona Mary Helen Armit. She was enrolled as a member of the Cradle Roll […]
After a long and healthy life, Johan Lockman passed away at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017 at the age of 96. Johan was born in Inverness, Scotland on Aug. 4, 1920 and met her husband, Edward Supinski, during WWII when she was working […]
Sniff, sniff. Can you smell it? The Liberal government of Premier Kathleen Wynne obviously can–as evidenced by their scramble to tackle the exorbitant hydro rates burdening residents, businesses, and industries right across the province. First, they decided on an eight-percent rebate effective Jan. 1. Premier Wynne quickly followed that with […]
Dear Mike: This letter is, in part, a response to Coun. Doug Kitowski’s question in the Feb. 22 issue of the Fort Frances Times headlined: “Library hours may be reduced.” Yes, Coun. Kitowski, there is something special about our library! In fact, the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre is […]
Dear editor: This seems to be the year for celebrations: Canada’s 150th birthday and Elizabeth’s 65 years as our Queen. Sixty-five years ago, there was the building of the ’52 Canadians Arena and our own Fort Frances Canadians won the coveted Allan Cup in this new arena. The present St. […]
All three levels of government are working to meet the requirements of the Disabilities Act, and they all should be applauded for their efforts. The act was designed to remove and prevent barriers for people with disabilities. The legislation probably never thought about financial disabilities, or technology disabilities or infrastructure […]
I managed to get through this past weekend without a sea of cat barf. However, about halfway through my lazy Saturday morning sporting pajamas, raccoon-eyes of mascara, and a “Bride of Frankenstein” hairdo, I would have traded the incoming moment for something squishy between my toes. My cellphone went off […]
After a month of travelling the southern U.S. to fish for bass out of a boat, it was nice to spend the last week at home and get some ice-fishing in. While we’re still not in that late-season timeframe when the days are long and the fish seem to bite […]
