Dear sir: On my third crossing of the industrial bridge to Fort Frances, I asked for a receipt. I told the lady I had been overcharged one crossing. Her answer: “I can’t do anything about it.” On my next trip, I suggested to a different lady I’d been overcharged. After […]
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The odds of bumping into Thivagaran Pillay, Thulani Thompson, Johannes Cornelius Botha, or Malcolm Leon Booysens in downtown Fort Frances are now pretty slim. But for four days last week, the South African delegation was in town to learn what makes a small Canadian community tick. The delegation, from the […]
Fort Frances Little Theatre will be back on stage with its production of “Beauty and the Beast” on Nov. 2-4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre here. A matinee also is slated for Sunday, Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. This version–written and directed by Wendy Judson of Emo–promises to […]
In grief, in celebration, in struggle, in fleeting moments of peace: we gather forever, not as a people helpless and afraid, not as a people victorious and proud, but as a people, pulled by the Spirit to live lives of love and compassion. “Tonight is not a fundraiser. It’s a […]
After being notified this week that La Verendrye hospital here will get more than $800,000 for a hemodialysis unit, the CEO of Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. said it hopefully will be operational in the next six months. “It’s fantastic news for the residents,” Wayne Woods enthused Tuesday. “Those who […]
In the world of horse showing, Donovan Taylor has just captured the highest honour a boy could win. Taylor and his horse, “Chicago,” walked away as champions in the Lead Line class at the World Wide Paint Horse Congress in Wichita, Kan. this past weekend. The top honour is one […]
While grade three and six students have been tested by the Education Quality and Accountability Office for several years now, 10th-graders across Ontario were tested on their reading and writing skills last week–marking the start of a new requirement for graduation. This year’s test won’t count toward graduation but it […]
A Minnesota lawyer is taking Boise Cascade to court to challenge the company’s decision to make the old bridge tickets obsolete in the wake of the new swipe cards. “I did it. I just thought it was very unfair that the bridge owners sold bridge tickets and refused to offer […]
“The world is dangerous place to live in not because of those who do evil but because of those who watch and let it happen.”–Albert Einstein. These words–written on the final slide in OPP Det. Sgt. Jim Van Allen’s presentation on school violence at the Civic Centre here Monday night–best […]
Besides eating, chatting with friends, and maybe doing a little homework during lunch hour Tuesday, some Fort High students were making a statement by making a promise. Called a “Contract for Life,” students were stopping by the foyer at the high school to sign it, and by doing so, making […]
Transportation and special education funding are topics that will be brought up by both the local public and Catholic school boards here Thursday when they meet with deputy education minister Suzanne Herbert. Both boards have been spending more than their budgets in the area of transportation for several years as […]
After three years of not doing any serious painting, Connie Cuthbertson has made her way back into the art scene with a bang. “I was accepted to exhibit in a show–the 75th Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour,” the Fort Frances woman enthused. Although Cuthbertson, who also owns Northwoods Gallery […]
