Dear editor: Re: Perpetuating a lie (Letters to the Editor, March 16). The writer is trying to claim that Canada is “ruled” by the Queen. In our constitutional monarchy, the Queen represents the people of Canada. When politicians or new Canadians pledge allegiance to the Queen, they are, in effect, […]
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Will the magic of 1989 be repeated? That’s the big question on everyone’s mind this week as the all-Ontario boys’ hockey championship got underway here this morning. After all, even though it’s been 17 years, no one among the 3,000 fans packed into the old Memorial Arena (now the ’52 […]
Dear editor: I, as a resident of Fort Frances, drove down Scott Street on Tuesday and was very disgusted at the look of our main street. There is a large hockey tournament being held here (OFSAA) and our town is a disgrace. There are 19 hockey teams in town and […]
Dear Mr. Behan: Last month, Kids and Company presented the third show of this year’s lineup—“Fizzical Fizzicks.” And as promised, Greg and Kristi wowed the audience with their unique combination of science and the circus! It also was inspiring to the small group that organizes “Kids and Company” to see […]
Safeway gas bar manager Andrea Turgeon announced last week that one lucky team in the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will again win their tournament gas. She also confirmed the contest rules will be the same as previous years. Teams that fill-up at Safeway during the three days of tournament […]
While the budget won’t be finalized until at least next month, town council currently is discussing a three percent tax hike to local residents for 2006. Mayor Dan Onichuk said Monday the hike isn’t written in stone yet, but could be in that neighbourhood based on a combination of keeping […]
After giving the proposed business licensing bylaw first reading back in December, town council will vote to adopt it at its next regular meeting here Monday night (March 27). And at least one person who’s planning to be there to have some questions answered regarding the proposed bylaw is local […]
EMO—Give the steady rise in obesity and health problems, long-time Emo resident Gaydonna Baker decided it was essential to have an easily-accessible fitness centre in the community. After lightly tossing the idea around for years, Baker jumped on it full force in recent months and now is in the process […]
Still unable to reach an contract agreement with the Rainy River District School Board, local secondary occasional teachers will be entering a second stage of sanctions starting this Friday (March 24). Andrew Hallikas, chief negotiator for the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 5B Occasional Teachers’ Bargaining Unit, said Monday […]
The North Iowa Outlaws’ players, coaches, and support staff were joined by relatives and friends for the team’s inaugural awards banquet held Sunday evening (March 19) in Clear Lake. Steve McLeod, from Atikokan, earned two honours for the Outlaws’ first season—Offensive Most Valuable Player and Team MVP. McLeod averaged a […]
Muskie hockey coach Shane Bliss can remember what it felt like to be in the exact position his team now sits in heading into the all-Ontario boys’ high school hockey championship. With action getting underway here today, Bliss said it’s a different feeling to be coaching the Muskies rather than […]
More than 70 percent of 1,000 Manitobans surveyed would agree to a merger with Northwestern Ontario if this region chose to separate from the rest of the province, found a Radio Canada/CBC poll released Wednesday. Fort Frances Coun. Tannis Drysdale, interim chair of the Central Canadian Public Policy Trust (a […]
