Dear editor: On Dec. 11 at 4 a.m. (Hawaiian time), I lined up at the starting line of the 33rd-annual Honolulu Marathon along with 24,642 other contestants. At 5 a.m., fireworks signalled the start, with the temperature around 21 C (about 30 C warmer than here). When I crossed the […]
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Dear editor: Will our mill be the next to close? With pulp and paper production closures in Kenora, Dryden, and elsewhere in Canada, this is a reasonable question to consider. I hear a lot of concern from the people I talk to that our town soon may suffer significant job […]
Dear sir: I have been a resident of Fort Frances for most of my life. I am writing this in regards to employment opportunities in Fort Frances, or lack thereof. It is no secret that Fort Frances has undergone a considerable exodus of people aged 18-30. Many of these people […]
To the editor: There were some comments recently from town council about budget shortfalls for the coming year. According to them, part of the problem is that we, the taxpayers, are questioning our home assessments and getting our property taxes lowered. As I see it, the problem is not us, […]
Dear editor: Thank you for having this section for letters. We used to decry the commercialization of Christmas and began saying, “Put the Christ back in Christmas.” Now some want store managers and others to perform in the “Christmas spirit.” I hope the recent victory over Wal-Mart in the United […]
It’s obvious Rainy River District generates some great athletes who leave and make it in the professional ranks. But what about those who go off and make it big, not as players but as coaches? Former Muskie football players Jordy Cameron and Kurt Thornton are living in Surrey, B.C. acting […]
Fort Frances Coun. Tannis Drysdale was named one of the top five “Movers & Shakers” of the year in the December, 2005 edition of Northern Ontario Business magazine. Coun. Drysdale said Monday it was an honour to get the recognition, particularly as she was the only person this year among […]
The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board has deferred a decision on what to do regarding a lack of office space after receiving a detailed cost analysis of its various options. “We looked at a whole range of options—from purchase, to lease, to lease to purchase, short-term, long-term, all […]
After receiving an unusually high number of bear calls this past summer and fall, the Town of Fort Frances will get a few more dollars out of its “Bear Wise” agreement with the Ministry of Natural Resources. In a report from Rick Hallam, superintendent of the town’s Planning and Development […]
Town council gave first reading to a new bylaw to licence and regulate businesses, taxis, and trades carried on within the municipality, which was introduced at Monday night’s meeting. And the proposed Bylaw No. 57/05, which was referred to the Planning and Development executive committee for review and a recommendation, […]
With federal candidates wrapping up the fourth week of the election campaign, most agree it has been a slow start—but expect things to heat up in the New Year. “I actually don’t think it’s the first half of the campaign,” said local Conservative candidate David Leskowski. “I still think this […]
With $1.37 million of its capital budget currently unfunded, town council and management are having to take a hard look at what should stay and go in the 2006 budget. At its most recent budget meeting Monday afternoon, the committee of the whole started to go through a priorized list […]
