WENSLEY-Born to Matthew Wensley and Stephanie Lizotte, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Teagan Rose, weighing 6 lbs 2 oz on October 25, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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In today’s paper, we are telling the story of two men who left the district to join the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Canadian Navy. Both returned to Fort Frances, raised families, and seldom ever told the stories of their lives in the Second World War. Stan Ward […]
I heard the expression on the radio recently that we “sanitize” the lives of our children. It’s true that memories of our own childhood sometimes get roughed up a bit with literary licence when we compare our stats with “kids today.” As the distance from our childhood lengthens, the difficulties […]
I just turned 56 years old. Where has the time gone? Where have I been all my life? How did I get here? Just like the song “7 Years” by Lucas Graham, I turned around and I was 10, chasing after crayfish shells along the creek and reading fairy tales […]
As someone who enjoys participating in just about any outdoor activity you can come up with, waterfowl hunting is one I absolutely love doing but don’t have a ton of experience with. The thing I like most about it is that it’s more social than other types of hunting because […]
November–who would have thought this! This weather is simply amazing. But then you have the people who just have to tell you,“We will pay for this” or “This will be added on to the spring!” Let’s just be positive, enjoy it, and hope it is just as nice on the […]
It’s a blessing that most Canadians alive today have not had to endure the horrors of war. But with each year putting the terrible human cost and suffering of the First and Second World Wars further into the past, and fewer and fewer veterans still here to recount their stories, […]
Mary Curtis Dear editor: Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. held an open board meeting Nov. 3 in the boardroom of the Emo Health Centre. A large number of concerned citizens attended regarding the interruption in X-ray services since April at the Emo Health Centre. Due to congested facilities, a large […]
Anna McNay Dear editor: Thanks to all the generous people who donated the hats, mitts, boots, scarves, and coats. Thanks to Richard from McTaggarts for the racks we need, to the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau for the use of the hall, and to B93 and the Fort Frances Times for […]
