Despite some concerns as to how to pay for the hike, town council agreed Monday night to pay the five percent increase—from $35 per capita to $36.75—in the Northwestern Health Unit’s levy for 2003. Upon recommendation from the Administration and Finance executive committee, the $293,485.50 annual total will be paid […]
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With a citizenship court slated for April 11 at 1 p.m. at the Civic Centre, it will be time once again for newcomers to Canada to join the community. But as something special for the town’s centennial year, centennial co-ordinator Marla Simpson is hoping to get 100 local residents to […]
Dear sir: The following letter was written to Premier Ernie Eves and Education minister Elizabeth Witmer: Last spring, the Rainy River District School Board voted to close Alberton Central School in June, 2004 despite extremely strong opposition from residents of Alberton. The board intends to bus Alberton students to J.W. […]
Dear sir: “Hats off,” or should I say “Mitts off,” to you, the community, for making our “Helping Hands—Mitts for Kids” campaign another big success. For the 2002 campaign year, we at In-Focus decided to start our campaign drive early. Thanks to Norma Pattison and her column in the Thunder […]
Dear editor: Your Feb. 12 edition of the Fort Frances Times included an advertisement from the Government of Canada. It included a picture of a half-naked man smoking in a bath tub. It asked the question, “Would you want to share his bath water?” If it were phrased in the […]
Fort Frances and district residents, businesses, and service clubs once again have shown their overwhelming generosity—donating almost $35,000 towards three causes in less than a week. A week ago Sunday, the annual “Community Chest” benefit dinner at La Place Rendez-Vous raised just over $14,000 to help local families facing medical […]
Cal Marvin of Warroad, Mn., only 100 miles west of us on the border, was prominent in our hockey history besides offering jobs to Canadians in his window factory. His Canadian workers are said to enjoy dual citizenship to make their presence legal. They go to Cal from as far […]
Last Saturday was a wonderful day. As I sat by my computer, it looked like spring—cloudy and threatening to rain. The daffodils in my patio garden had popped up, and their bright green shoots already were three inches tall. It seemed spring was on the way. But I knew better! […]
Forest products companies, a mainstay of our northern economy, are concerned and suffering. Market demand is low. Reducing production volume is not very feasible since it does not reduce production cost. And now there is potential new competition from a totally unexpected source: babies. Dirty diapers are being used to […]
It’s difficult for me to remember . . . well, most things. But I don’t think my premature senility has any part in my failure to recall a more exciting day in high school sports than last Thursday’s NorWOSSA court sports playoffs at “The Fish Tank.” Let’s start at the […]
The reason we call perch and crappies pan fish is because they’re so good to eat. Dust a pile of fillets in seasoned flour, dip them in a bowl of beaten eggs, coat them with corn flake crumbs, and then slide them into an inch or two of hot canola […]
There is an excellent resource currently available to farmers in Ontario that provides a summary of more than 55 programs and services by a multitude of organizations, agencies, and government. The publication is a fact sheet called “Programs and Services for Ontario Farmers,” and is published by the Ontario Ministry […]
