Dear sir: As lay preacher and founder of the “Life Chain” event, I feel it would be beneficial to share some facts about this year’s “Life Chain” in your area. It will be unusual in that the Canadian one will take place the weekend before the one in U.S. In […]
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Dear sir: If I lived 400 yards south of my house, I would be $20,000 in debt. That is the value of our Canadian health system. People must realize that much of our taxes to the federal and provincial governments are returned in the health care services. Locally, we can […]
After years of neglect during the 1990s, it’s high time Fort Frances has realized the error of its ways and redirected new energy to economic development here. Clearly, an aggressive approach is needed to attract new businesses and industrial development to Fort Frances–and that must start with forward-looking leaders who […]
There’s an old picture which former Fort Frances Canadian Pete Makarchuk owns. It’s of the late Ray Frederick, his friend and former neighbour, in his goaltending prime as a Chicago Blackhawk trying to stop Montreal Canadiens’ great Maurice “Rocket” Richard during a 1955 game. “I don’t think Richard got it […]
The crowds, loud music, and potential drama for an exciting finish all were under the big tent Sunday for the final five weigh-ins of the third-annual Rainy River walleye tournament. Unfortunately, the fish were not. The top two boats from the first day Saturday failed to catch any fish on […]
“Build it and they will come,” an oft-repeated catch-phrase of the town’s economic development officer, was emphasized by Fort Frances CAO Bill Naturkach upon his return from the annual “Northern Networks” trade conference in Green Bay, Wis. last week. The conference highlighted several economic development initiatives, among them the idea […]
