Alex Parent now knows what it’s like to swim with the big fish. The Fort Frances Aquanaut returned home last week after competing as a member of Team Canada at the International Paralympic Committee’s world championships in Durban, South Africa. The meet marked the first time the 17-year-old had the […]
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The chairwoman of the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board strenuously declined a request from Fort Frances town council that she and CAO Donna Dittaro appear before it to explain the current situation with the board’s new building whose renovations are over-budget. Val Pizey, who also is mayor of […]
Agriculture and Agri-Food minister Chuck Strahl announced last week federal tax deferrals to livestock producers in Northwestern Ontario impacted by this past summer’s drought, but farmers in Rainy River District are not pleased with the response. “Deferring tax really isn’t the problem, so we don’t think it is the appropriate […]
From one extreme to the next. That’s what Kim Jo Bliss, technician at the agricultural research station in Emo, has experienced the last two years—with 2005 being extremely wet and this past summer resulting in drought conditions. “It’s been a long time since we could say ‘Wow, what a dry […]
You can’t teach size. The Churchill Trojans (Thunder Bay) exploited their size advantage in the low post to beat the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team 43-32 in Saturday’s final of the black-and-gold’s home tournament. The Muskies’ chances of taking the tourney title were dealt a serious blow before the opening […]
Dear editor: Recently, my Grade 12 sociology students received curriculum developed in partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association and the Ministry of Education. The project is called TAMI and the students are immersed in the issues surrounding mental illness, the stigma, the myths, and the reality of the major […]
Dear editor, I must have struck a nerve with Mr. Elliott with my thoughts on how Stephane Dion came up as the surprise winner of the recent Liberal leadership race. I am not a prejudicial person by any means, but Canada has had a prime minister from the province of […]
Dear Mike: On Monday, Dec. 11, we local war brides were treated to a wonderful evening by our daughters and granddaughters. As 2006 is the Year of the War Bride, our daughters and granddaughters planned an evening of memories, beginning with being welcomed by a “Mountie,” receiving a red-and-white corsage, […]
Dear editor, Congratulations to the Fort Frances Choraliers and the Borderland Community Orchestra for an amazing Christmas performance this past weekend. There were so many moments of absolute harmony between the choir and orchestra. Working with Katherine Williams and the members of the orchestra was a new and challenging experience […]
An 18-year-old Fort Frances male was charged with assault with a weapon following a disturbance on the 100 block of Fourth Street West shortly after 5 a.m. yesterday. The teen is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 18. Then around 9:30 a.m. yesterday, Fort Frances OPP arrested two men for […]
The Town of Fort Frances saluted 2006 “Citizen of the Year” June Keddie, as well as retirees and employees who have reached 25 years of service, at its annual appreciation dinner Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. As she was greeted on stage by 1994 “Citizen of the Year” Mark […]
