Dear editor: A heartfelt thanks goes out to Seth Bird, winner of the Safeway grocery draw, who graciously shared a portion of his winnings with me for drawing his name. His thoughtfulness touched my heart. I also would like to take the opportunity to thank the “Community Chest” for their […]
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Dear editor: Friends of the Emo Public Library co-hosted a fundraiser on Jan. 27 at the Emo Legion. We drove down from Thunder Bay for this and were delighted to be entertained by the Borderland Community Orchestra, which played a wide variety of melodies and major works (“Phantom of the […]
To the editor: On behalf of the dairy producers of Rainy River District, I would like to thank Al Lowe for his article on dairy cattle in the Jan. 25 issue of the Fort Frances Times. I would like to provide additional information for the public to reflect on about […]
Whether or not the Borderland Thunder return to Fort Frances may be a matter forced into the hands of the courts. At a meeting here last Wednesday (Feb. 1), 50 people turned out to address the difficulties supporters are having in their attempts to resurrect the Thunder. Former Thunder general […]
Dear editor: I understand that taxes from cigarettes and alcohol go into a general fund. If all the taxes from cigarettes and alcohol go towards health care, we would have a surplus in our health care system. (Signed), Thomas Laprade Thunder Bay, Ont.
Dear Mr. Editor: Thank you, Mr. Boshcoff, for submitting your Member of Parliament oath to be printed. This writer has the highest respect for you as another human being! Everyone may read in your oath that your allegiance/obligation is to “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second”! Did she vote for […]
“I was thinking a big purple llama would stand out on the highway,” chuckled Carol Inkster of Emo, referring to a possible sign for her new store, The Purple Llama, which is scheduled to open there March 1. But she isn’t going to purchase the purple llama sign until her […]
Four district residents will be heading to a conference in London, Ont. later this month, entitled “Diversification and Management for Profit,” thanks to funding from the Rural Economic Development Committee of the Rainy River Future Development Corp. Trish Neilson, president of the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture, had sought funding […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board should receive test results Wednesday (Feb. 8) that indicate whether a recently-detected “bug” in the water system at Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton has been eliminated. The “bug”—a bacterial species named pseudomonas aeruginosa—was growing in the water pipes downstream and hiding […]
The Rainy River District School Board approved a four-year contract with local occasional elementary teachers at its regular meeting here Tuesday night. “We feel that both parties left the table satisfied with the outcome, and are pleased that our students will continue to be supported by our ETFO occasional teachers,” […]
Tying into the Academy Awards the following night, “Come As You or Come As A Star” is the theme of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s ninth-annual fundraising event coming up Saturday, March 4 at La Place Rendez-Vous. And the pre-Oscar party is shaping up to be an evening of […]
The annual Young Women’s Conference—a weekend of workshops and fun activities to promote positive self-image—will go ahead this year despite provincial funding cuts. The conference—offered in partnership between the Rainy River District School Board, the Atikokan Crisis Centre, and the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario—marked its sixth year last April. […]
