The calves have started to arrive. The weather is co-operating, so we really can’t complain—well, except for maybe the lack of sleep. It gets better as you have less to calve. You end up with fewer cows to keep an eye on and I guess you somewhat get more confident […]
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It was 10 a.m. on Valentine’s Day and my chocolate fit already had been addressed. The unopened box of “Queen Anne” chocolate-covered cherries left over from Christmas was but a shell of its former self as all 10 of the sweet-nothings were currently en route to my digestive system. I […]
Some recent developments on the forestry file are presenting both challenges and opportunities for the sector in Canada. Unfortunately, the Conservative government’s abandonment of the forestry sector is set to continue, which means the threats to the sector will continue to damage our competitiveness—and the opportunities to move ahead are […]
This past weekend, I was in Toronto to do some fishing seminars at the annual Spring Fishing and Boat Show—a large consumer show featuring fishing tackle manufacturers, retailers, boat dealers, and tourism organizations. It is a large show with representation from all over the fishing industry. I was doing seminars […]
By Dan Falloon, sports reporter The Washington Capitals didn’t rewrite the record books with their recent 14-game winning streak, but that doesn’t mean the book of statistics shouldn’t undergo a little editing. That’s because in the “new” NHL, which came out of the lockout year of 2004-05, all games have […]
“It takes money to make money” is an old adage that applies to the trip a trio of local residents is taking to Birmingham, Ala. to promote Fort Frances and Rainy Lake at an outdoors expo being held in conjunction with the annual Bassmaster Classic fishing tournament this weekend. After […]
Allan T. Bedard Dear Mr. Editor: Thank you for printing my last letter to the editor in the Fort Frances Times re: community health care in crisis [“Answers needed,” Feb. 3]. I would like to take your remarks to task that I am providing false information for the purposes of […]
Jack Elliott Dear Mr. Editor: It is indeed a tragedy when anyone is injured or loses their life in an accident like Mr. Hyatt did recently, but to suggest that the coverage of it was inappropriate or “salacious” is in itself inappropriate. Anyone who has ever had to cover a […]
Peggy Revell Liz Henderson, right, and Kaayla Fox get ready to taste the main course of the gourmet dinner served by the culinary arts students at Seven Generations Education Institute during Friday night’s wild game benefit dinner for the Good Life for Young People Foundation (Oshki-Aa-yaa’aag Mino Bimaadiziiwin). Along with […]
Duane Hicks Jennifer Rogowsky created a watercolour painting with her son, Nicolas, during Family Day activities at the Fort Frances Museum yesterday.
Peggy Revell Grade 2 students at St. Michael’s School, including Kade Kocuiba, left, Cassidy Morrisson, Dale Berg, and Carson Noga, lined up in the hallway this morning to head back to their classroom after receiving a plate full of pancakes to enjoy to commemorate Shrove Tuesday. Several community pancake suppers […]
Dan Falloon Kaemingh Esso forward Emma Noga chased down Lauren Hamilton (Rolling Lake Lightning) in the Atom semi-finals of a girls’ hockey tournament here Sunday morning. Esso blanked Rolling Lake 2-0 to earn a berth in the final, where they fell to International Falls. Rolling Lake finished third in the […]
