While Prime Minister Stephen Harper pulls Canada away from its Kyoto commitments, community leaders across the country are taking up the challenge. In Thunder Bay, a coalition of groups and individuals who are concerned about climate change recently convened at Lakehead University to learn and to reinforce their commitment to […]
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I’m sitting down to try and find a reason to vote in the provincial election next Wednesday (Oct. 10). I find this election to be really difficult. Locally, NDP leader Howard Hampton, in the Rainy River portion of the riding, at least, looks to be all but anointed for another […]
Hello from Fort High! It has been a busy summer and a great start-up at the school with new staff, a brand new group of Grade 9 students, and loads of enthusiasm from everybody. Athletic teams and arts productions are in full swing, and many different clubs are operating within […]
The latest provincial election is looming next Wednesday (Oct. 10)—and with it a familiar refrain: “Why bother to cast a ballot? My vote doesn’t matter, anyway.” Nothing could be further from the truth. Your one vote could determine which candidate captures the Kenora-Rainy River riding. And that one riding, in […]
DORIS LOUISE POPE Doris L. Pope (nee Dalseg), 84, passed away Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007 at Rainycrest in Fort Frances, Ont. Doris was born March 14, 1923 in Hibbing, Mn. to the late Maurice and Clara Dalseg. She married the late Alex Pope in 1947. Doris was a member of […]
GWENDOLYN GEDDES HUBBELL A life-long resident of Winnipeg, Man., Gwen, in her 99th year, passed away peacefully Sept. 25, 2007 at the Oakview Extended Care Home. Gwen was predeceased by her husband, Major E.L.(Ted) Hubbell; sister, Muriel Grant of Toronto, Ont.; and her daughter, Sherrie, and son-in-law, Sid Asselin of […]
CALVIN RADBOURNE On Friday, Sept. 28, 2007, Calvin “Cal” Radbourne, 57, passed away suddenly while doing what he loved—being at camp. Cal lived life to the fullest each and every moment, whether at work or play. Cal worked as the Building and Maintenance Supervisor at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium […]
Bernard Bob, 64, of Rainycrest Long Term Care, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., formerly of Onigaming First Nation, Ont., passed away Monday, Oct. 1, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Bernard was born May 26, 1943 in Assabaska, Ont. to the late George and Annie Bob. […]
LACEYA COUNCILLOR LaCeya Councillor, of Northwest Bay First Nation, Ont., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was predeceased by her maternal grandmother, Brenda Councillor; and uncle, Joey. She is survived by her mother, Bonnie Councillor, and father, Curtis Copenace. She […]
Dear editor: The ballot for the provincial election will include a referendum question on the proposed new voting method to be used in the province. As important as the election is in determining who will run the province for another four years, perhaps the referendum question is of even greater […]
Dear editor: In the coming referendum, it is important that we vote to keep our current (FPP) electoral system. I believe the proposed MMP system has several disadvantages and is bad for Ontario. It shifts power from the voters to the parties and party leaders, and Ontario voters have little […]
Dear sir: The editorial “Save Our Voice” (Sept. 26) urges voters in the riding of Kenora-Rainy River to vote “no” to the proposed Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting system on Oct. 10. Under MMP, the at-large MPPs, some of whom may be northerners, do have a constituency—it is the province […]
