Dear editor: After my candidacy was declared last fall, I watched a significant number of council meetings on Shaw (I know, get a life). One of the decisions they made that I disagreed with was over councillors’ benefits. It was not so much that they did away with them, but […]
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Dear sir: We would like to congratulate La Vallee centennial committee members Maxine Hayes, Joyce Witherspoon, Freeda Carmody, Sheri Stamarski, Liz Donaldson, and Ken McKinnon for the fantastic job they did with the centennial celebrations. The amount of work that went into this project was phenomenal! Thanks also to their […]
Dear sir: I have not seen “Fahrenheit 9/11” as Michael Moore is well-known for lack of objectivity in his work and intolerance of anyone who opposes his radical leftist agenda. However, I have a few comments in response to a statement in the film review. One film viewer applauded Mr. […]
Emo residents now have to dig a little deeper for their utilities, council there decided last Thursday. The regular council meeting was preceded by a special public one in which council revealed its new fee structure for water, sewer, and garbage rates. Emo residents will see an increase of $15 […]
They may not have won the tournament, but judging by the thunderous applause they received as they carried their basket on-stage, they certainly garnered everyone’s respect. Ten-year-old Nicholas Potter, a first-time competitor in the “Castin’ for Cash” tournament at Lake Despair, was the youngest angler in the derby with his […]
We were sitting in the lower part of the Kitchen Creek clubhouse last Wednesday around 2 p.m. “Snake” Krawchuk took a seat on a semi-comfortable chair, placed his arms on the rests, and leaned back. He wore a red golf shirt with basche shorts and a white Cleveland golf hat […]
Frank and Cheryl Curtis chose a less-than-conventional way of celebrating their 33rd anniversary Sunday by competing together in the fourth-annual “Castin’ for Cash” tournament at Lake Despair. The Emo couple had never fished a tournament together before. In fact, she had never fished a tournament period. And yet, she caught […]
It was revealed Monday night that council will have to find an extra $16,800, in addition to its current councillor benefit budget, if the amended bylaw that will see them get their health benefits package paid for is passed July 26. And finding that money may be the difference in […]
Although numbers reported right after the “bag tag” system was implemented at the beginning of June indicated Fort Frances residents were recycling more, a month-long comparison confirms it. The amount of paper products put out in “blue boxes” in June, 2003 was 11.74 tonnes. Last month, that figure jumped to […]
For a third year, the Town of Fort Frances will be receiving money from the Moffat Family Fund to give to local groups and service clubs with the aim of helping youth and families. Town CAO Mark McCaig, head of the local Moffat Family Fund Committee, will be calling a […]
Council rescheduled oral division activities reports that were supposed to be given at Monday night’s council meeting by the four executive committee chairpersons to Sept. 13. This was due to the fact Shaw (Channel 10) is not broadcasting council meetings for the months of July and August, and council felt […]
A member of the University of Toronto alumni for 65 years, Mildred Brockie received a medal in the mail last week for her part of the school’s Chancellor’s Circle. “I was asked to wear it with pride, and I’ve been doing so,” the Fort Frances resident said, adding she’s been […]
