Last week, it was mentioned on the radio that we had a record amount of snowfall for the month of December in the Kenora area. That was before the big dump we got just after New Year’s, so we certainly are experiencing a real Canadian winter thus far because we’re […]
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I sometimes wonder where computers will lead us in the future. I watched in amazement Sunday morning as several manufacturers showed off their reality systems. What might it be like in a classroom where a teacher takes a whole class through a safari in Kenya? Within the safari, they could […]
It’s the second week of January and we already are starting to see a small change in our daylight hours! Yay! That is what I find the most difficult about winter–the dark being so long. We certainly saw a lot of snow last week and it took two days to […]
Don Rusnak
Member of Parliament Thunder Bay-Rainy River
Member of Parliament Thunder Bay-Rainy River
As we embark on a new year, it’s important to take time to focus on what the future holds for our communities in the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding and our country as a whole. When we consider the future, our youth always must be a priority as they will inherit […]
Christmas is in the rearview mirror; just about out of sight now. Last week I was packing up and heading home from Vancouver—from a city that boasts about its moderate temperatures and claims winter doesn’t happen. I was seriously misled. The sidewalks were covered in thick ice, with ruts and […]
It’s that time of year again when the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce comes with hat in hand before town council to request funding to help with tourism-related expenses—just as it’s done for the past 20 years or more. Council has acquiesced, though at times seeming to do so grudgingly. […]
Shaun Loney Dear editor: Paul Olsen’s letter to the editor in last week’s issue of the Fort Frances Times highlights why Canada needs to move on reconciliation. He writes at length about my recent best-selling book called “An Army of Problem Solvers: Reconciliation and the Solutions Economy” but has never […]
Kevin Marusyk Dear editor: On Jan. 4, I drove to Winnipeg via the Baudette-Warroad route to get family to the airport there. Highway 11 to Rainy River was in awful condition after the snowstorm that went through the area. I was glad to be driving in four-wheel drive with snow […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Rudy Roulston after a short battle with cancer on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017. Rudy leaves to mourn his daughters, Bonny and Elaine (Paul Kaiser); grandchildren, Bernice, William, Susan (Andrew Rae), Michael, and Melissa (Logan Galpin); and six great-grandchildren. He also is survived […]
Margaret Jeanette Nelson passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017 at Princess Court Long-Term Care in Dryden, Ont. Margaret was born in Gravelbourg, Sask. on Feb. 10, 1918 to Frances and Elias McFee. As a young child, they moved to Miscampbell, Ont., where she grew up. Mom lived her […]
The family of Mary Marsh, 91, would like to announce her passing peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017 in Bemidji, Mn. Mary was born on Feb. 12, 1925 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Nick and Polly Korman. She attended school in Fort Frances until Grade 10 and then went to […]
It is with profound sadness that our family announces the passing of LeRoy Kenneth Mathews, 69, on Dec. 18, 2016 after a short but courageous battle with cancer. He left peacefully and quietly with loved ones by his side. Dad graduated from Falls High School in 1965. He also served […]
