Staff After a lengthy in-camera session at the Treaty #3 Police Services’ annual general meeting in Kenora on Tuesday, area chiefs decided to replace the current board with new leadership. Chairman Wayne Smith stepped down, with Shoal Lake 39 Chief Eli Mandamin taking over the position. Although a 45-day layoff […]
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Lucas Punkari Overcast skies failed to dampen the enthusiasm among the 89 teams that launched from the Sorting Gap Marina this morning as the 19th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship got underway. “It’s been two years since I fished in this tournament so I’m looking forward to getting back out […]
Staff Traffic is down slightly at the Fort Frances Airport, town council learned at its regular meeting Monday night. With 1,039 aircraft having landed as of the end of May, that’s 36 less than in 2012, when 1,075 aircraft landed during that same time frame. “As a result, overall revenue […]
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow will come. But today is “your day!” So why in the world do we waste time regretting yesterday. Of course, we all make mistakes. “If only we had done something different,” we think. Always forgetting that yesterday is gone–permanently gone! And why do we worry about […]
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Ministry of Rural Affairs have developed a new online tool that helps produce growers understand the regulations and requirements to bring their foods of plant origin to market. Whether they are selling at the farm gate, or to local farmers’ markets or […]
Oh, to be young again. How often do those of us over 50 utter those words when our backs are aching, when our hair is thinning, when our eyesight is dimming, and when our memory is . . . ummm, I can’t remember what I was going to say about […]
This past week, our province’s Ombudsman released his annual report. Established in 1975, the Ombudsman is an independent officer of the legislature whose job is to investigate complaints against government services. Dealing with more than 18,000 complaints a year, our current Ombudsman, Andre Marin, is one of the most respected […]
Households across the district tune in almost nightly to watch the NHL in action. And when it comes to the Stanley Cup, everyone takes notice. It is no different with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. And the future of the tournament lies in developing new, young talent to fill […]
Well, I spent most of last week in our nation’s capital. Ottawa is such a beautiful city. Many of you know I am a horrible traveller and don’t like to be away from home for more than about “two sleeps!” It proved true again on this trip as I began […]
For many people I’ve spoken with, the Lac-Megantic crisis is still a top-of-mind issue. The main concern, of course, is that this tragedy could repeat itself—and in a more local way. As such, it may be good to more generally review railway safety in Canada. It is worth noting at […]
My brother, Jay, and I grew up a country field away and yet “here” was a constant destination—where my grandparents, Florence and Joe Drennan, lived on the farm. We slept here at their house most Friday nights, waking up early Saturday mornings to help Grandpa with farm chores. My Grandma, […]
If you’re wondering whether you’ve read this column topic before, well you probably have. During the last two summers, the Pittsburgh Pirates have been right in the mix in the NL Central Division, and have been on the verge of having their first season with a .500 record or better […]
