ANDRUSHUK-Born to Alex Andrushuk and Brayden Baldwin, a girl, Arielle Marie Shana, weighing 7 lbs. on January 2, 2015 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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It is with deep sadness that the family announces the passing of Martin Lawrence Grinsell on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. A celebration of life for Marty will be held at a later date. A complete obituary will follow.
Sharon Gail Plourde, 77, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully, with her loved ones by her side, on Monday, Jan. 12, 2015. Sharon was born in Fort Frances on Sept. 28, 1937 to Henry and Stella Dick, and lived here all her life. Sharon was united in marriage on […]
Sometimes when you write a story, facts and figures conflict and may or may not be accurate. I take, for instance, information that was published in the Fort Frances Times on Nov. 5 when the minister of natural resources and forestry revealed that Expera had been offered more than 700,000 […]
I love all kinds of pickles–sweet dill pickles, pickled beets, gherkins, capers, pickled eggs, pickled cauliflower, green tomato pickles, bread and butter pickles, “stackers,” and especially my mother’s homemade pickles. According to legend, pickles have been spicing up otherwise bland meals for more than 4,000 years, when the people of […]
I must confess—I am a rule follower. I never harboured any notions of being a rebel while I was growing up. I didn’t stay out late to break curfew. I was a relatively well-behaved teenager. I struggle, as an adult, to enter a building through the exit, like at Home […]
As a young kid who had an extreme interest in fishing, I was very lucky to have parents who were able to give me the opportunity to go fishing as often as I could. I also was fortunate that we lived just one block away from Gord Pyzer, who was […]
Frosty temperatures are supposed to be leaving us later this week, so I’ve decided to hold off undecorating my farm buildings for a few more days. I dread the darkness of the yard without all the Christmas lights anyway. I certainly have been noticing how we are seeing more and […]
I have a tough assignment this week. One of my daughters solicited me for a handwritten list of the best “life” advice I had for her. Don’t get me wrong. I believe I have good advice to give. I’ve had a myriad of experiences and I’m blessed with an open […]
Town council seems to be over-thinking what should be a fairly straightforward decision to simplify the corporate rate structure for Memorial Sports Centre memberships. The current structure involves a somewhat convoluted formula that ranges from a 15-20 percent discount depending on the number of employees with gym memberships. Instead, Community […]
Dear editor: During the last four-year term of council, myself and many others were dissatisfied with the representation we got from our reeve and council. We waited out the four years and [then] exercised our democratic right by voting them out and a new council in. Why is it, then, […]
Dear editor: I, as well as the taxpayers of Fort Frances, would desire to see the [town] budget to be a bit more transparent. An item of concern is the resulting condition of Front Street, its surface drainage condition, and attitude towards repairs to same. When the CNR undertook to […]
