It is with great sorrow that the family of Ronald Jack announces his passing on Monday, April 7, 2014 at Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation. He was born July 1, 1954 in Kenora, Ont. to John Bull Sr. and Ida Jourdain. He was raised at Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation by his […]
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Press Release Local MPP Sarah Campbell stood among demonstrators in the province-wide hydro protests across the riding last Friday (April 4). Campbell said she was encouraged by all of those who showed up in Dryden, Nestor Falls, and Red Lake to speak out against the high hydro bills they have […]
Piano Division Tuesday, April 8 •Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Romantic, Grade 9—1. Sarah Bagacki and Erin Gustafson (tie) •Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Romantic, Grade 8—1. Anna Schwartz •Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Post-Romantic or 20th or 21st Century, Grade 9—1. Sarah Bagacki 2. Erin Gustafson •Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Post-Romantic or […]
Duane Hicks Sinkholes like this one, spotted yesterday on the south side of the 700 block of Third Street West, are occurring all over town—an aftermath of the harsh winter here.
Staff If this was the NFL, the 1972 Miami Dolphins would be popping champagne corks right about now. There will be no undefeated team this season in the Borderland Women’s Indoor Soccer League after the Wright Physiotherapy Rockettes edged the previously-unbeaten Main Street Mayhem 3-2 last night at Fort High. […]
Heather Latter Kristi Albright, left, and Nancy Daley-Fulton, both with the Fort Frances branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association, offered pink carnations and cookies to Kitty Meadwell at Rainycrest yesterday. The pair made their way throughout the facility, as well to many local businesses, to share the message of […]
Staff Taylor Whitehead will be on the road again. The Muskie badminton player is the only local representative bound for the NWOSSAA championships after winning his second-straight NorWOSSA senior boys’ singles crown yesterday in Kenora. Whitehead, who finished ahead of silver-medallist Tyler Neil of the host Kenora Broncos, took the […]
Duane Hicks While many Borderland residents are celebrating the spring sunshine and warmer temperatures after such a harsh winter, it’s just meant trading one set of problems for another for Public Works’ crews. “Old Man Winter put a beating on our town,” Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said this […]
I am grateful for Darce Fardy. Is he an acquaintance of yours? A friend? If so, you are the better for it. Darce Fardy is a former CBC journalist. Let me rephrase that. I would declare that when we write, we write until we no longer can hold a pen, […]
Well, the weather seems to be coming around and the sun shining down sure does make people feel a lot better. We are limited on what we can do with the depth of snow and huge snow banks, but sunny days will change this quickly, as well. Unfortunately, the sun […]
It is the first flower of spring. It is Mother Nature’s symbol of hope. The daffodil, with its brilliant yellow petals, has been sold every year in Fort Frances by the sororities as their way of supporting the Canadian Cancer Society. In my household, I’ve been bringing those fresh daffodils […]
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow will come. But today is “Your Day!” So don’t waste time regretting yesterday. We all make mistakes. “If only . . .” we think. Forgetting that yesterday is gone–permanently gone! Don’t worry, either, about tomorrow and the bad things that may happen. Because when tomorrow comes, […]
