Dear sir: There have been several letters sent to this paper on the rights of individuals to smoke. I don’t think anyone would disagree that an adult should be able to make their own decision on this issue. It’s also our “right” to smoke cigars, and burn incense, but do […]
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Dear Mike, I would like to give recognition to the all those involved in getting the roads open after the flooding of the past week. It was a tremendous job to get all those routes passable. I also would like to thank all of our family, friends, and neighbours for […]
To the editor: On Sunday, June 2, 2002, I travelled to Thunder Bay. As the roads were damaged by a storm, I returned home through Minnesota on June 13. I crossed the border at International Falls, one trip, yet I had to pay for two crossings at the toll gate. […]
It’s been said many times before, but deserves repeating: high school graduation is a time of great celebration—and anxiety. There’s exhilaration over accomplishing a goal; to grab that well-earned diploma and yell, ‘Look out world, here I come!’ Then there’s the thrill of going off to college or university, of […]
Water spurted up from toilets, the shower, and the drain. Nothing could stop it—not towels shoved into drains nor an army of volunteers pumping gallons of water for days. In the 25 years Tom Steele has lived in his home at 656 First St. E., he’d seen nothing like it. […]
The coach is taking a request from his players. Last week, it seemed all but certain Wayne Strachan, the former head coach of the Borderland Thunder, would turn down the local junior team’s offer to stay on as assistant coach after Dave Allison was signed to replace him. But after […]
Damage from last week’s torrential rainfall is expected to be twice as bad as what was caused by last year’s wind storms but district residents are coping with the aftermath. And picking up the pieces should be easier after Municipal Affairs and Housing minister Chris Hodgson on Friday declared the […]
As the Town of Fort Frances waits for an appointed Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs rep to set up office here to receive claims for damages incurred during last week’s storms, details aren’t clear yet as to exactly what procedure local residents should follow. “We’ve got some leads on […]
While many district residents battled flood waters last week, the torrential rains hasn’t dampened the progressive march of forest tent caterpillars, commonly referred to here as “army worms.” “They’re a little behind schedule but that’s pretty much what we expected,” said Mark Breon, a forestry health technician with the Ministry […]
Closed highways and washouts played havoc with big businesses that transport goods throughout the district—and are expected to continue causing headaches for weeks ahead. Abitibi-Consolidated had to divert trucks and wood chips, and halt use of hundreds of logging roads in the region, following two days of torrential rain last […]
Torrential rains that caused flooding throughout the district last week may be subsiding, but it will take months for the damage to be completely repaired. Highway 11 to Atikokan, the last major highway still closed due to flooding, was expected to re-open sometime today after the construction of a modular […]
