Three weeks ago, I didn’t know there was such a thing as a traffic sign designed specifically for snowmobilers. To be honest, coming to Fort Frances from southern Alberta, I actually only knew one guy who even owned a snowmobile (and even he was from northern B.C.) Yet at the […]
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Spring cleaning. What memories those words conjure up! Carrying out the heavy parlour rug and beating it until the carpet was completely dust-free. Brushing all the cobwebs from every corner in the whole house. Taking everything out of the china closet—dusting the shelves and washing every dish that hadn’t been […]
The distressing tale of Brenda Martin, a 51-year-old Canadian who has been languishing in a Mexican prison, finally has garnered the long-overdue attention of the Canadian government. After two years of blissful ignorance and the recent bungling of the case that saw the removal of Minister Guergis from it, the […]
With the decline of the U.S. dollar and the United States in a recession, the tourism industry of Northwestern Ontario is concerned. But operators here are not alone in their worry. On my recent visit to Australia, I learned the Aussies also are worried about the health of tourism in […]
The most valuable piece of undeveloped real estate space on the planet has to be Central Park. Located smack dab in the middle of Manhattan, can you just imagine the dollar signs ringing up in the eyes of the likes of Donald Trump if it ever was opened up to […]
Staff writer At the midway point of the 3-on-3 Spring Hockey League at the Memorial Sports Centre, the inaugural effort already is going better than organizers could have hoped. “The response was far greater than we thought it would be,” said Brent Tookenay, a member of the league committee. The […]
Students weren’t the only ones who were forced into temporary exile by the recent fire at J.W. Walker School; a handful of community groups also were displaced by the mishap. But while students have since returned to their school, those organizations operating out of the gymnasium there have had no […]
The Geraldton Curling Club hosted the NWOSSAA curling championships last week and one Muskie rink almost managed to punch a ticket to the all-Ontarios in Peterborough next week. Almost. The playdowns featured six teams on both the boys’ and girls’ sides during the two-day event, which ran March 18-19. The […]
Town council won’t be creating a policy stating future council vacancies have to be filled by succession, not a byelection. On Monday evening, council voted in favour of a recommendation from the Administration and Finance executive committee stating “council not adopt any policy that would limit its options available to […]
Organizers of a “unity walk” held here on Good Friday believe the event certainly took the first step on the path to overcoming racism locally. Plenty of aboriginal and non-aboriginal people participated in “Biimosetaa Walking Together to Overcome Racism,” as well as at the celebration that followed at the Nanicost […]
In a 4-3 vote Monday night, council elected to move forward with the process to re-zone and sell off property at the northwest corner of Nelson Street and Williams Avenue to be developed into five housing lots. The recommendation came forward from the Planing and Development executive committee after a […]
Fort Frances High School students will take to the Townshend Theatre stage tonight during their opening-night performance of the Tony-Award winning musical “Bye Bye Birdie.” The production, a satire on American society set in 1958, centres around superstar Conrad Birdie—a character based on popular icon Elvis Presley—and the complications that […]
