Dear Mr. Behan, Having listened to some of the rhetoric regarding the River Walk Condominium, I feel obligated to correct some of the statements made by sharing relevant data with your readers. To date, 20 units have been sold and are self-supporting. This will generate roughly $40,000-$48,000 per year in […]
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After weighing its options to balance the 2003 budget over the past few weeks, council gave the go-ahead Monday night for the Town of Fort Frances to borrow $2,340,712 to cover capital projects this year. The town is looking to cover this cost—which includes work on Front Street ($672,875), the […]
One is laying down for another long winter’s nap; the other taking its first snow-induced snooze. With the arrival of colder temperatures and the accompanying snow they bring, it’s adios until spring to driving, chipping, and putting at the two local golf courses. Kitchen Creek Golf Club head pro Steve […]
The family that pairs together, spares together. Four duos won their way to Dryden—and the provincial round of the Northern Ontario Family Twosome tournament on Nov. 16—after capturing their respective divisional titles at the house round Sunday at Plaza Lanes here. The event involved local YBC members teaming up with […]
The Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians are liking their new surrounding just fine, thank you very much. A 4-2 win here Saturday afternoon against the Pineview Paper Kings was an ideal start to the Canadians’ entry into the Manitoba Eastman Midget League as the circuit’s newest member. “The boys were […]
Dear editor: The headline in the Daily Bulletin on Oct. 23, “Bring Back Spring Bear Hunt,” is most puzzling. In what civilized country does the government encourage, condone, and licence the killing of nursing mother animals with young? By killing the sow bears, many cubs are left orphaned to survive […]
The days of twiddling your thumbs waiting for a Web page to load are almost over for some district residents. A process which began this spring to bring broadband infrastructure to the district is in its final stages after the federal government announced Friday that $890,000 in funding will be […]
Gradual changes in the duties of Justices of the Peace across Ontario over the last few years have made it more difficult for couples to obtain a civil marriage. While most Justices of the Peace still have the authority to perform marriages, the ceremonies no longer are scheduled to take […]
Sarah Dhillion may be missed by her family in Australia on her 16th birthday, but hopefully the excitement of celebrating Hallowe’en will lighten the load. Sarah has never celebrated Hallowe’en as it is not an occasion marked in her country. But this past Sunday evening, she joined her new friends […]
The Christian Farmers’ Federation of Ontario wants to see farm safety net programs designed to compensate for long-term price declines in international markets. “There is every indication that international prices, especially for grains, will continue to decline in the face of low-cost production in Brazil and massive production subsidies in […]
Dear editor, I would like to thank all the residents of Fort Frances who made donations to my walk to end breast cancer; your support has been overwhelming and greatly appreciated. With your support, I was able to raise $2,100 for the fight against breast cancer. I especially would like […]
With the deadline coming up this Friday (Oct. 31), only a handful of nominations for “Citizen of the Year” for 2003 have come in so far. “I have some so far, maybe a half-dozen or so,” town administrative assistant Loreen Holt said yesterday. “But in the next couple days, they’ll […]
