FORT FRANCES—As part of its long-term plan for the outdoor rinks in Fort Frances, the town will be holding a public meeting later this month to get input on what local residents would like to see. The meeting is slated for Thursday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Civic […]
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EMO—Emo council has opted to follow the Township of Alberton’s example and examine fire response outside its limits, in areas such as Kingsford. At last week’s regular council meeting, Coun. Ken Fisher stressed this as an issue that should be dealt with as soon as possible. “It’s obviously a problem,” […]
FORT FRANCES—Letters seeking compensation for the lack of rain this summer have been sent, with the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture and the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association now awaiting a reply. “We have sent it to the federal and provincial ministers of agriculture [Chuck Strahl and Leona Dombrowsky],” noted RRFA […]
It isn’t often that an early-season Midget ‘AA’ exhibition hockey series generates big excitement around town. And while I haven’t lived here very long, I have it on pretty good authority that the Fort Frances Canadians don’t normally draw what I’d estimate to be roughly 800 paying fans to their […]
With summer now behind us, many people are wondering, “What can I do with my time?” Along with many others, why not consider art classes at Confederation College here? Since participating at the annual Chamber of Commerce trade show back in the spring, I realized just how much talent there […]
As North America turns to knowledge-based economies, we in Northwestern Ontario often wonder how we can transform the economies of Fort Frances, Kenora, Dryden, and Atikokan from being based on the use of natural resources to ones based on knowledge. Over time, I have written columns about the need for […]
Dalton McGuinty puzzled people recently when he mused that private doctors-for-hire could fix Ontario’s province-wide emergency room problems. The comment got people at the Tim Hortons talking. Some people wondered if McGuinty had turned his back on medicare. Others waiting for their “double-double” figured McGuinty was on to something. So […]
As you may have observed from your gardening experiences and past columns, plants can be fussy things. The right location, amount of sunlight, and 101 other factors influence their growing ability. One factor which is very beneficial to understanding before putting that new plant into the earth is soil pH. […]
Sometime ago, a man came home from fishing all day. When he arrived home, it was late in the evening. He unloaded his fishing gear and went into the house. No one else was home. He was tired and hungry, and proceeded to boil some hotdogs. While the hotdogs cooked, […]
The Muskie football team earned a berth in the Winnipeg High School Football League playoffs courtesy of Friday afternoon’s 43-7 road rout over Daniel Mac. Running back Terry Carmody led the offensive onslaught, rushing the ball 21 times for 340 yards and three touchdowns. Adding to the lustre of his […]
A national rep from the Communications Energy and Paperworkers union will speak to council tonight about the town’s support of an all-party committee to address the forestry crisis in Ontario. CEP rep René Lindquist will be presenting council with a resolution to call on the province to strike such a […]
Jaxon Gartzke marvelled at his reflection in the hub cap of a wheel on a fire truck Saturday at Canadian Tire, where the Fort Frances Fire-Rescue Service was to kick off Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 8-14). Firefighters were on hand to answer any fire safety questions while the public was […]
