Dave Goodman Dear editor: Where are the snowmobile trails? That’s a question we should not have to ask this year. After a big surge in support for the amalgamated Mine Centre, Fort Frances, Emo, Rainy River, and Nestor Falls snowmobile clubs, trail permit sales almost doubled last year. This left […]
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David Kircher Dear editor: I agree with Mr. Ken Grynol’s recent letter to the editor regarding the accountability of the Rainy River District School Board and the missing funds from Fort Frances High School. In a Nov. 19, 2008 Fort Frances Times article, the chair of the board stated the […]
Maxine Ramier Hello everyone: Just a note to let you all know about the beautiful street in front of St. Mary’s Church that is ready for you to drive on. But don’t park on the east side of the street—especially at funerals or when some function is going on at […]
District residents joined Canadians from coast to coast today in pausing at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in defence of our nation’s values. Perhaps because of the current conflict in Afghanistan, where news of Canadian casualties […]
When I grew up, Remembrance Day was always a holiday. The whole town closed up. Store owners shut their doors for the day and so, too, did the chains. Schools were closed. Even the paper mill shut down for the day. As Cubs and Scouts, we marched to the cenotaph, […]
It is the week of Remembrance Day, so I hope you will join me in honouring the sacrifices that have been, are, and will be made by the men and women of our armed forces and their families in defence of our nation, our values, and our rights. Throughout our […]
Yeah, I finally finished plowing this week. I really didn’t know if I would since I had some troubles on a few days, but I just left it and tried finished up in the mornings when it was cooler—and I was successful! I was getting concerned that I might not […]
Don’t let the past few days of warm weather fool you. Drizzle Creek is about to become Snowy River—and we snowbirds are about to make good on our escape for the next four months or so. We’d leave earlier, but we do need at least a taste of nasty weather […]
By Gary Sliworsky, Ag rep, Emo High-tech comes to the dairy barn at a conference planned for Toronto in early March. Organizers expect this conference to attract speakers, along with displays of leading-edge technology from around the world for better managing and caring for dairy cattle. The conference will focus […]
If you have lived all your life in the north, you very likely have never seen a barn owl. They are found only in the most southern parts of Ontario, and a very few other provinces, as well. What does a barn owl look like? Well, it is quite different […]
Now that we’re in the midst of deer season and the rut is on, there is no better time for Sunset Country hunters to utilize many of the calls and tools developed to mimic the various sounds that whitetails make. Grunt tubes, bleat cans, rattling antlers, and a variety of […]
Duane Hicks “When you live in deer country, you’re going to see deer.” While it may not be much consolation to local residents whose flowers, shrubs, and vegetables are being damaged by deer, the Ministry of Natural Resources says Fort Frances is a natural hotspot for white-tail activity and that […]
