Dear editor: Kudos to the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres for a valiant first-year effort. The team certainly improved and I know that next season will be even better. It was wonderful to have so many players assemble in our community from other provinces in the country. Thanks to all the […]
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Dear editor: Every April during Daffodil Month, the Canadian Cancer Society relies on tens of thousands of volunteers to canvass their neighbourhoods to help raise money in the fight against cancer. To make this year’s door-to-door campaign a success, we’re challenging residents of Fort Frances and district to walk their […]
Starting plants from seed is a fairly easy task, but a review of Seed Science 101 will help ensure success and keep your work to a minimum. It may offer an answer as to why those seeds didn’t germinate a few years ago. Follow the tips below when starting any […]
How is your farm doing financially? Comparing your farm’s current performance against your past performance, and that of other similar operations, is an important step in increasing profits. Another way to describe this is internal and external benchmarking. Identifying your areas of strength, and areas that require further investigation, can […]
A fish fry fundraiser will be held on Good Friday (March 21) from 5-7 p.m. at the Emo Legion. Tickets cost $12 for adults and $5 for children six and under. Take-out orders will be available prior to 4:30 p.m. This supper, sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 […]
A Rainy River District “Spring Gathering” is being planned for Saturday, April 5 and from the information that’s been shared with me, the evening sounds like it will be a lot of fun. The event will take place at the Chapple recreation centre in Barwick, with tickets costing $10 each […]
Have you ever had the misfortune of tasting gravy that was bland, watery, or as starchy as dragging your tongue across a pile of raw flour. To say the least, it is not pleasant—and a far cry from serving its purpose: to enhance the food being served. To assist you […]
I look forward to the last couple weeks of ice fishing all year long. The days are getting longer, temperatures are heating up, and some of the best ice fishing of the winter is in store. As the snow melts, more sunlight gets through the blanket of ice and starts […]
There are so many reasons to be happy in the spring! Sunny yellow daffodils and forsythia. The nostalgic fragrance of old-fashioned purple lilacs. Long evenings before dark comes. Open doors and windows. A rainbow after a spring storm. And most of all, the greening of the world. The newness and […]
I’ve been away for more than three weeks. For the first time in our lives, Marnie and I took a long vacation and travelled to Australia. It was my first trip off the continent and I expected the 13-hour flight from Los Angeles to Sydney would seem unending. In fact, […]
The Conservative government is vowing to kill a private member’s bill that would give tax cuts to parents who save for their children’s post-secondary education. The Liberal bill would treat Canada’s Registered Education Savings Plan more like RRSPs, allowing parents to contribute up to $5,000 annually to an RESP for […]
The drive to build a new library here hit a major pothole late last month with news the province had denied a $500,000 grant application to the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. The decision means the town will have to foot more of the bill for the $3.9-million project—and left […]
