Voters in Thunder Bay-Rainy River had more choice when casting their ballots Monday than in the last federal election in 2000, but the bulk of the popular vote still went to the three mainstream parties. In addition to the traditional options of Liberal, Conservative, and NDP, the Green Party, Marijuana […]
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Ontario Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller made his first visit to the Fort Frances area last week in an effort to familiarize himself with the unique ecology here and to learn from several initiatives by local groups. Among these initiatives are the Rainy River First Nations’ environmental and stewardship programs, such […]
Dear sir: For the past two years, the Fort Frances Public Library has offered a tutoring program in which high school students are hired to tutor children between senior kindergarten and Grade 3. The tutors assist the children to get on track with their math and/or reading skills. There were […]
Dear editor: I am writing in response to a number of articles I have seen in your paper on the province’s budget announcement de-listing optometric services for adults. Since the budget, I have been trying to understand whether the government is going to continue to protect patients who rely on […]
Dear editor, Last week’s letter entitled “Stop child porn” requires clarification. The writer claimed that “Canada’s Internet Service Providers (ISPs) refuse to follow the British lead and screen out these sites from their service. The British Telecom (BT) had set up the framework to make this easy for other providers […]
Dear sir: The fourth-annual “Relay for Life” is over and I just wanted to mention how proud I am to be involved in this event once again. Not only was it a wonderful night, all the participants and sponsors managed to raise more than $50,000. For a community as small […]
While the rest of Canada was focused on the federal election Monday night, some members of Fort Frances town council were focused on giving themselves a whopping 36 percent salary increase. The salary increase is the cost of the benefits package that will be 100-percent paid by the town. One […]
I have a confession. Like many Sunset Country anglers who enjoy fishing in the autumn months of September and October, I’ve mused many times about how enjoyable it would be if our weather remained “fall-like” much of the year. Well, let me say I now have a much better appreciation […]
We built our current home in 1970—more than 30 years ago. My husband designed it and served as contractor. I looked at the plans with some interest but not too closely because we were building a “spec” house. We were the first house in a new development, and expected to […]
Most people are not really very fond of toads. They look pretty ugly, they are covered with warts, and they have a bad name in little children’s stories. In Northern Ontario, this is the common fat toad of our gardens and farms. It can grow to be almost six inches […]
Container gardening is very versatile and rewarding. In fact, many people are unaware how effective and fulfilling gardening in containers, as opposed to in ground beds, can be. The possibilities for types of containers, and the combinations of plants that can be grown in them, is unlimited. Container gardening can […]
This May and June brought almost record-breaking rainfall, which has led to questions about how much nitrogen was lost from the soil. More to the point, the real question being asked is, “How much extra fertilizer should I apply to keep from losing yield?” This question cannot be answered precisely […]
