Since Nov. 19, when I asked the minister of transportation to address the issue of road maintenance and safety in Northwestern Ontario, my offices have received hundreds of letters from constituents expressing their concerns. Your message is very clear, and I ask that you continue to send letters so I […]
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Those grey things running around neighborhoods, and using the power and telephone lines to cross streets, are a nuisance. There are always three in my yard and the mother kicks the young out of her nest in the early fall. Her nest is in a hollow of a tree near […]
Dear editor: I was an attendee at the recent committee of the whole meeting of the Rainy River District School Board for its accommodation reviews. I was stunned and unimpressed by administration’s recommendation to close Sturgeon Creek School and Crossroads School, and the building of a consolidated “super school” in […]
Dear editor: I was in attendance at the Rainy River District School Board’s committee of the whole meeting Nov. 19 regarding the accommodation reviews and left with feelings of disgust and sadness. It pains me to think the senior administration of the RRDSB is even considering closing our district’s best […]
Staff The “Festival of Trees” silent auction wrapped up Saturday at the Fine Line Art Gallery here, raising a total of $752 for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club and local Chamber of Commerce. “I think that the event was very successful,” said Samantha Manty, business and events development assistant intern […]
Duane Hicks The first-ever “Festival of Frost” drew a few hundred children, parents, and those young at heart to downtown Fort Frances on Saturday and has been deemed a success by organizers. As such, the idea is likely to return next year, in one form or another. “I think it’s […]
Heather Latter The Fort Frances High School “First Responders” are raising funds in order to travel to the International Emergency Medical Services conference Feb. 2-10 in Washington, D.C. “The First Responders have an opportunity to experience a world-class conference, which draws attendees from all over the world,” noted FFHS First […]
It is with profound sadness that our family announces the passing of Annie Grabowski, 90, wife of the late Edward Grabowski, on Monday, December 2nd, 2013 at Riverside Health Care Facility in Fort Frances, ON. She will be lovingly remembered and greatly missed by her son Ron and wife Diane […]
Mr. David Lerman passed away Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013 at the age 102 after a brief illness. He was born Nov. 27, 1911 in Winnipeg, Man. from immigrant parents Rebecca and Gedali Lerman, who predeceased him. He was predeceased by his three brothers, Morris, Max, and Alex, and one sister, […]
Staff The Rainy River District School Board agreed last night to delay making a decision regarding the possible consolidation of Donald Young, Sturgeon Creek, and Crossroads schools until at least February. The future of these schools has been up for review since June, 2011, when concerns about declining enrolment and […]
Duane Hicks Christmas is a time of giving, not only to family and friends but to those in the community less fortunate than you. One way of helping the latter is through food banks. Usage of food banks across Canada is near record highs almost four years after the end […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team sent a few more Bears into hibernation last night. Shelby Tymkin had a pair of goals while nine different Muskies lit the lamp as Fort High crushed Lake of the Woods 10-1 in an exhibition game in Baudette. The locals held a massive 62-10 […]
