Duane Hicks Premier Kathleen Wynne will be in Fort Frances later tomorrow to speak to the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association membership, which is holding its annual general meeting here. “That’s huge. When was the last time we had a premier of Ontario in Fort Frances?” wondered NOMA vice-president and Fort […]
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We certainly ended up with a pretty decent Easter weekend compared to our neighbours to the north and east. We did see some snow, sleet, and rain early on Saturday, but we missed most of that and the sun was shining later that day! I vaccinated my cows, calves, and […]
I would like to begin by wishing all of my constituents a very happy spring. I know this past winter has been long, hard, and expensive for the majority of us, and we all are very deserving of a little sunshine, warmth, and, of course, the lower heating costs that […]
This is “Spring Fever” weekend in Emo. This year, it also might be known as the “Cabin Fever Breakout.” The businesses of Emo have, for more than four decades, drawn district residents together to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring and summer. Some 47 years ago, […]
I recently watched a video created by a Dutch father that captured his daughter’s first 14 years in slightly more than four minutes of continuous images of her developing face. The video appears on Facebook and has done the rounds, I would suspect. The idea is a fascinating one—one I […]
With the warmer weather that finally showed up this past weekend across Sunset Country, it finally feels like spring is just around the corner. The snow took a pretty good hit these past few days and it actually was nice to be outside after many months of nasty winter weather. […]
Landscape fabrics can help eliminate weed growth around trees, shrubs, and plants for years when laid done before the application of an organic mulch—saving the time and energy you’ll spend weeding and spraying herbicides. Landscape fabrics are woven, non-woven, or spun-bonded synthetic petroleum products that, when laid on the ground […]
It’s been so long since I’ve written a column, I’m almost not sure where to begin. My apologies for the absence. Trust me, it wasn’t due to a lack of desire to touch base with you all. But it’s been such a vibrant, exciting, and extremely busy sports scene all […]
Heather Latter A cold, wet covering of snow didn’t dampen early Easter celebrations here Saturday morning. More than 345 children, along with their parents, lined up along Scott Street to participate in the first-annual Community Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt hosted by the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club, in conjunction with “The […]
Heather Latter With warmer weather approaching, it’s a sign the annual “Relay for Life” is right around the corner. As such, organizers now have the push on to start recruiting teams—recently hosting an information/registration night. “We’re generating a lot of interest,” committee member Christine Denby noted. “We have a bunch […]
Duane Hicks With word Bearskin Airlines recently dropped its flights from Fort Frances to Winnipeg, a local pilot wants to know whether the public would use an affordable service to fly to Thunder Bay and Winnipeg if a new one were to start up here. Jordan Manty is researching the […]
Heather Latter The Rainy River District School Board is supporting the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) in hosting a regional parent forum at La Place Rendez-Vous here May 10. “It’s a bit of a coup for us because as a board we have been trying to get it closer […]
