Dear editor: The council of the Township of La Vallee feels it is important to add information to the article in the Nov. 6 issue of the Fort Frances Times regarding the school accommodation meeting which was scheduled for Nov. 19 at La Place Rendez-Vous. The Township of La Vallee, […]
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In loving memory of Melvin Brannan, 74, former resident of Long Branch, who passed away Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013 at Princess Court in Dryden, Ont. Melvin is survived by his wife, Robbie; daughters, Joy Coutts, Jill Lyle, and Jackie Dubois; and six grandchildren. Also surviving are his brothers, Doug Brannan […]
Ernie McKelvie, 81, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born Oct. 5, 1932 in Fort Frances to Ernie and Stella McKelvie. Ernie grew up in Fort Frances, working with the Town of Fort Frances as a […]
Evelyn M. Bowes, 93, of 1323 Fifth St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Evelyn was born Aug. 8, 1920 in Greenbush, Mn. On Dec. 26, 1938, she was united in marriage to Horace M. Bowes. She is survived by her three sons, Richard, Brian, and […]
Elly Gunhild Zub passed away peacefully, in her 93rd year, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born Nov. 15, 1920 in Morsil, Sweden to Frans and Britta Engstrom. The family arrived in Canada in 1924, settling in Fort Frances. She graduated […]
James Melvin DuCharme, 82, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Jim was born Sept. 23, 1931 to George and Violet DuCharme. He was raised in Sleeman and Rainy River, Ont., finishing high school in Rainy River. He then […]
August 9, 1959 – November 5, 2013 Love Kids and Grandkids You will never be forgotten. You will never walk alone. Fly Free Mom
Elly Gunhild Zub passed away peacefully, in her 93rd year, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born Nov. 15, 1920 in Morsil, Sweden to Frans and Britta Engstrom. The family arrived in Canada in 1924, settling in Fort Frances. She graduated […]
Elly Gunhild Zub passed away peacefully, in her 93rd year, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances. She was born Nov. 15, 1920 in Morsil, Sweden to Frans and Britta Engstrom. The family arrived in Canada in 1924, settling in Fort Frances. She graduated from […]
My finger tips throbbed as if I’d just plunged them into a bucket of ice, kept them there long enough to start hyper-ventilating, and then pulled them out and hit each one with a hammer. That’s what I get for taking the gloves off on a frigid day. And if […]
Over the past few years, the problem of nuisance bears overrunning the communities of Northwestern Ontario has escalated beyond what even we are—or should be—comfortable with. Recent cuts to the province’s “Bear Wise” program, which removed the ability of MNR officials to trap and relocate nuisance bears, has left people […]
