POCOCK -Born to Lindsey and Tyler, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Blaire Elizabeth, weighing 9 lbs. on August 20, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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It is with deep sadness that the family of Jack McCuaig announces his passing, with his family by his side, on Monday, Sept. 1, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Jack was born March 28, 1925 in Fort William, Ont. to the late Kentucky and Laura […]
Kenneth (Chick) Lloyd Faragher, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014 in Thunder Bay, Ont. Funeral arrangements are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
Karen Adrienne Mary Degelman (nee Gagne), 72, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances after a battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband, Lloyd Degelman, of 55 years; children, Laurie McTaggart (Gordon), Lloyd Degelman (Rose), and Cara-Lee Degelman; […]
As we approach the next federal election in 2015, the various political parties will begin to roll out their priorities and platforms. Last week, NDP leader Tom Mulcair kicked off the process by declaring that increasing health-care funding and improving access to health-care services will be a top priority for […]
With sadness we face the last long weekend of the summer. Here at the Times, our summer students are returning to their respective schools. Meanwhile, friends from the lake are departing. Classes start next Wednesday across the district. The bright yellow school buses will be back on the roads. The […]
I’m back in the city again, waiting for grandson #2 to arrive. It’s an exciting time, for sure. Yet I want him to stay put for just a few more days until we wrestle all the items off the “to do” list. But the truth is, no one ever is […]
My son is a master potter. He begins with an ugly lump of clay, puts the lump on his wheel, and then spins the clay with deft hands. From there, he fashions a beautiful vase, an elegant teapot, or a Goliath-sized bottle—sometimes more than six feet tall. And it all […]
Town council’s abrupt decision yesterday to drop the referendum question—on whether Fort Frances should be considered as a future site of a gaming facility (casino)—from the ballot for this fall’s municipal election is a real head scratcher. Most vexing, at least on the surface, is why the town didn’t seek […]
Dear editor: I am writing this letter on behalf of the Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival committee and board. We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to the communities and people of Fort Frances and International Falls for making our third-annual festival such an outstanding success. A lot of fun […]
