With nothing particularly inspiring or enraging me this week, I figured today was as good a time as any to do some overdue housekeeping. All reporters have their own personal storage area of story bits and pieces clogging their desks and e-mail accounts—not big enough to stand by themselves, but […]
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When most anglers hear the name Yamamoto, they immediately think of a lure company that makes perhaps the finest-quality, premium-grade soft plastic fishing lures in the world. Fish candy made specifically for finesse techniques. What they don’t realize, however, is that their perception is not entirely correct. For certain, Yamamoto […]
Bacteriocins—safe and natural antibiotics, produced by bacteria as a means of self-defence—soon could be used to enhance efficiency in cattle, say scientists with the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Lethbridge Research Centre. “Bacteriocins are a product of competition and are commonly found in the rumen,” says Dr. Ron Teather, a rumen […]
Police have long known that mutts go for marijuana. So for a long time, their dogs have been used regularly to search baggage at airports and school lockers among other hiding places. Only, the school authorities were not always told in advance that this would be going on along the […]
July 1 and July 4 are soon approaching. It is a time when we celebrate Canada Day and our American friends celebrate Independence Day. One of the main attractions is to watch the public fireworks display. But it is important to attend only public displays where trained people operate the […]
After being open for business for exactly one month, the Sorting Gap Marina is reporting that business has been steady there so far. “It’s been at least as busy as last year,” manager Carly Robinson said yesterday afternoon. “And with the new parkway, even more people will be coming by. […]
The town yesterday chose Doug Brown to be the new Operations and Facilities manager after former manager Pat Hickerson resigned from the position last month. He will start July 28. “We did a national advertising campaign, with notices in the Globe and Mail and various municipal Web sites,” said Human […]
While Ministry of Natural Resources FireRanger crews battled two blazes in the Fort Frances area over the weekend, they also have been busy elsewhere in Northern Ontario, the MNR reported this morning. “Locally, we’ve been able to meet the workload with the number of fires,” said MNR fire management supervisor […]
Mrs. Muriel Barton, 70, of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away June 15, 2003. Funeral services were held Thursday, June 19, 2003 at St. John’s Anglican Church. The family of Clinton, Doris, Carling, Sarah, and Colin would like to thank all those who supported them through cards, phone calls, flowers, and […]
Everett James “Buck” Riley, 88, of International Falls, Mn., passed away June 14, 2003 at Falls Memorial Hospital in International Falls. Buck was born July 5, 1914 in Fort Frances, Ont. He was raised in Fort Frances and graduated from high school there. In 1936, he moved to International Falls […]
Phase II of the La Verendrye Parkway is almost complete—ready for a summer full of waterfront fun in this the town’s centennial year. “It’s right on target,” said Bruce Spottiswood, acting manager of Operations and Facilities. “The deadline for completion is Sunday.” At present, he noted the walking paths are […]
Tannis Drysdale left Queen’s Park with a smile on her face last week as she finally got some agreement from the ministers of Natural Resources and Northern Development and Mines to review forestry practices. “Any time you get forestry and environmentalists at the same table, it’s a very good thing,” […]
