Do you know George Orwell? Well, you wouldn’t personally know him, considering he was a writer and George was his pen name. But you might remember reading “Animal Farm” or “1984” in high school English with Mr. Fryer. George wasn’t exactly a cheerful guy, but he once said something that […]
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In the last couple of months, my northern caucus colleagues and I have been raising concerns about the standards being used to maintain our highways in the winter. As you may or may not be aware, snowplowing is a privatized service. In the past, the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) owned, […]
The last thing I want to do is make everybody back home jealous that I am down in Florida fishing out of a boat in shorts and sandals, so I apologize in advance. After making the eight-day drive to get down here this past week, I did finally make it […]
Maybe it’s just the bitter and cynical 23-year-old in me, but I’m not really caught up in the hyperbole that is this year’s Super Bowl, which takes place Sunday night in Indianapolis after a 234-hour pre-game show (or at least it feels that way). Perhaps I’m not interested this year […]
On the afternoon of Jan. 19, 2012, my life and the lives of Dr. Jon Fistler’s children were forever changed and we were thrown to the wolves with unanswered questions, regret, and unspeakable grief at the misunderstanding that followed his suicide. I have discovered that I hate the word suicide. […]
Staff In an eerily-similar situation to a 6-5 shootout loss here back on Nov. 30, the Fort Frances Lakers fell 4-3 to the Dryden Ice Dogs in a shootout here last night after coughing up a two-goal lead in the dying minutes. Leading 3-1 through most of the third period, […]
Staff Fort Frances is vying to become the next Kraft “Hockeyville.” Local resident Jonathan Glueheisen, who works at Fort Frances General Supply, submitted a bid onto the “Hockeyville” website prior to tonight’s midnight deadline for communities looking to host a NHL pre-season game and also earn $100,000 in arena upgrades. […]
Duane Hicks Nominations for the 16th-annual Bell Business Awards are going a little slow, and the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is hoping many more come in prior to the Feb. 10 deadline. As of yesterday, Chamber manager Anthony Mason said he had received about a dozen nominations—a far cry […]
Press Release Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. has lifted the visitor restriction at Rainycrest Long-Term Care, effective immediately. Although the restriction is lifted, the public is encouraged to use precautions when visiting Rainycrest. People should not visit if they have any ’flu-like symptoms, including a cough, fever, runny nose, sore […]
Heather Latter Robert Moore School student Zakk Bruyere helped his little sister, Zoey, use the computer this morning during the “Come and See” event there. Parents and children considering enrolling in the Early Learning Kindergarten program there this fall were invited to the school to see what the youngsters will […]
Duane Hicks Rod Davis and Maxine Hayes, with the local genealogy group, worked on displays tracing their respective family lineages in Rainy River District yesterday at the Fort Frances Museum—all part of the new exhibit, “Our Founding Families,” which opens there next week. The museum also is hosting an exhibit […]
Heather Latter Many of the municipalities in Rainy River District still are not supporting the idea of helping to foot the bill for operational costs of the Fort Frances Airport, Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig noted. McCaig provided a brief update regarding the regional airport concept during the business portion […]
