Dear sir: In response to Ontario Hydro’s 100 percent price increase: “In the days of my own prosperity, things had seemed to me to be very well arranged. “Now from his new point of view, he was to find they were not arranged at all; that government was a compromise […]
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Dear editor: In response to last week’s letter to the editor under the heading “Clarifying Comments” by Linda Wall, Rainy Lake area supervisor for the Ministry of Natural Resources. We are killing our fisheries as one of the holding tanks at one of the tournaments was filled with chlorinated water, […]
Dear sir: I am writing in regards to the continuous reminders around town as to how many days are left until Christmas. One way the Yuletide countdown is being announced is by those lovely sandwich boards that downtown businesses use. Another way is through your own weekly Internet poll. All […]
Dear editor: I have read Mr. Watt’s letter to the editor (Sept. 19), in which he chastised those members of the Rainy River District Law Association who do not accept legal aid cases for supporting the withdrawal of legal aid/duty counsel services. He views their support as hypocritical. By analogy, […]
Dear sir: Like many town residents, I am following with interest the progress on the “Blue Box” recycling program here in Fort Frances. Comments I have heard regarding the program include, “The truck doesn’t pick up anywhere near what it did in the past under the NORA program” and “I’m […]
After being selected last fall as one of four communities in Northern Ontario to run an “alternative justice” pilot project for first-time, non-violent young offenders, Fort Frances soon will see the program in action. “I’m excited about the program,” said youth justice co-ordinator Steve Latimer, who was an OPP officer […]
Low enrolment is threatening the French Immersion program at Fort Frances High School and principal Ian Simpson isn’t sure how much longer they can keep it running. “The numbers are dropping to the point that it becomes very difficult to provide teachers,” Simpson said. The high school currently operates a […]
Ted Stewner and Al Carlson knew something was “Goofy” during pre-fishing, but there was nothing “Mickey Mouse” about their efforts when the serious fishing started. “It was like Disneyland,” Carlson, a Kenora resident, marvelled about the fish-nabbing success he and his Winnipeg teammate had in topping 60 other teams to […]
The Thunder Bay research station is slated to close at the end of the month but the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce is committed to working with the province to keep it open and also preserve the one in Emo. Delegates passed a resolution in support of the Thunder […]
The Town of Fort Frances is seeking public input on a community improvement plan which includes, among other things, ideas for economic development financial incentive programs. “We’ve made a bunch copies, and people are welcome to drop by the Civic Centre and give us their comments,” said municipal planner Faye […]
Any stores that deal in rabbits’ feet and four-leaf clovers are probably sold out this week. Fingers will be crossed by up to 130 duos angling for one of the 40 remaining spots up for grabs in next year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. The draw goes tonight at 7 […]
A second dead horse in Rainy River District is being tested for the West Nile virus, Dr. Chris Cannon of the Nor-West Animal Clinic here confirmed Tuesday night. “We got the results back [Tuesday] and it’s not rabies, so we’ll have to test for the West Nile virus now,” he […]
