Every Thursday at 5 p.m., local youth gather at the Urban Multipurpose Aboriginal Youth Centre (UMAYC) on Mowat Avenue where they get some basic lessons about life in the real world. The program, “Chefs R Us,” has been running for about six months and teaches youth how to shop and […]
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OPP Det. Cst. Gary Potter updated Fort Frances council on the upcoming Crime Stoppers merger at its regular meeting Monday night. Det. Cst. Potter, co-ordinator of Northwestern Ontario Crime Stoppers, Inc., spoke to council about how the original idea came about as well as the pending execution of the new […]
Two local teens recently proved once again that students here are among the best in the country. Sarah Hallikas and Fraser Gibson, both 17-year-olds going into Grade 12 at Fort Frances High School this fall, recently returned from a month-long program for some of the best and brightest students across […]
Dear editor: On the weekend beginning July 30, we attended the Chapple school reunion. Once again, the Chapple heritage committee, with help from various community members, organized a memorable and fun-filled three-day celebration. Every minute of each day was enjoyable—from registration day at the Barwick Community Hall, where we met […]
Dear sir, I just attended my third Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. I was just thinking wouldn’t it really be a nice world if we all could get along together like those anglers do that fish in the tournament. They hail from both the United States and Canada, but they […]
Dear sir: This letter is to Roddy Mc., Herb B., Charlie B., Wes L., Jessy R., and Tom J. A huge thank you to the Both family of Barwick for hosting our “wedding” during Chapple Days earlier this month. As well to Mr. Cousins for officiating (by the way, my […]
Dear sir: I was pleased to hear that Howard Hampton and the NDP now support the proposed Conawapa Dam power project and transmission line. It wasn’t always this way. Eleven years ago in 1993, it was Howard Hampton and the NDP who cancelled Ontario’s hydro lifeline with Manitoba. That lifeline […]
For those of you who didn’t major in Latin, or read the current side panel of the 525 g box of Honey Nut Cheerios, the phrase means “Faster, Higher, Stronger”—which is the motto for Canada’s Olympic team that will take to the field of competition in Athens starting Saturday. Except […]
When Anna Mary Robertson was a little girl, her father once dreamed that they were in a large crowded hall and all of the people were clapping and shouting. He couldn’t imagine what the fuss was about until he saw Anna Mary high above the rest, stepping from one shoulder […]
For many reasons, the name of Readman has been running through my thoughts a lot lately. Having just celebrated our centennial year in 2003, we are always impressed by incidents concerning popular names of the local past, Readman being prominent among them. Many will still think about Bob Readman, our […]
From A – Z, the best list you ever will see, of the greatest athletes and whom they should be. Give it a look, give it a gander, if you don’t agree it still won’t matter. Blood, sweat and tears have been shed, mind-numbing pain has come from my head. […]
This common little insect is one of a small family known scientifically as the Pieridae. There are three groups—the Whites, the Sulphurs, and the Orange-tips. The names give you a pretty good idea of their colours. All of them are quite small, about two inches or so across the wings. […]
