Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving (OSAID) could raise their drinks–non-alcoholic, of course–to a job well done. The group was responsible for the mocktail bar, a bar that served non-alcoholic drinks a few booths down from the regular bar, with much success, at last weekend’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. “(It […]
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The OPP had much to celebrate this weekend–despite huge crowds and alcohol, they had only two incidents to report. “For the size of the crowd and the amount of people who attended the bass championship and the other events, I feel it went very smoothly,” said Cst. Cameron Howard of […]
Public health inspectors want residents to take advantage of their water-testing program for only a dollar–but they’re also urging people to make sure they’re not taking in untreated surface water first. Surface water–water from lakes, wells or any source that is exposed to possible contamination by humans or animals– has […]
Increased safety measures by Canada Safeway could make it harder for area farmers to get their goods stocked on the store’s shelves. Effective immediately, Safeway’s suppliers must show proof that their production process meets federal food health and safety standards. For local producers, that means paying to bring in an […]
Fort Frances town council has agreed on which roads in town now will be renovated with the available funding. During a special meeting of the committee of the whole, council members chose how to spend the over $800,000 budgeted to the town’s operations and facilities division. Council sat down with […]
After studying four tenders from groups interested in taking on the responsibility of the operation, maintenance and promotion of the Fort Frances Municipal Airport, council chose the winning bidders last night. “The operation of the airport will be done by the current staff,” confirmed Mayor Glenn Witherspoon. “We’re going to […]
Dear editor, We applaud John Nelson’s letter to the editor concerning cormorants on Rainy Lake, and wildlife in general. The attitude that fish stocks exist for, or are only the property of, humans is both a senseless and absurd point of view. Many different predators, and prey, depend on fish […]
Dear sir: The July 28 report on Ontario water treatment plant testing results by the Environment Ministry, following on the report by Environment Commissioner Gord Miller’s ripping account of government cover-up, demonstrates, without equivocation, that the Harris government, from the premier on down, has deceived the public, the same people […]
Dear editor, I would like to thank the Fort Frances Bass Tournament for letting us young anglers participate in the Kid’s Pro Bass Championship. I was lucky enough to fish with Mr. Barnard and we had a great time. All of the kids I talked to had lots of fun […]
By Linda Wiens
Quetico Centre
Quetico Centre
“If you bungle raising your children, I don’t think whatever else you do will matter very much.” That quote is by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. I expect her sentiment is widely shared. To tend the future, surely we can do little better than to start our children on a patch to […]
Katherine Violet “Kathy” Hands, 51, of RR#2, Emo, Ont., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2000 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Kathy was born on Aug. 26, 1948 in Emo, Ont., and had lived all her life in the area. She had worked as a Registered Nursing […]
Albert Alfred Gaylord passed away peacefully in his sleep, at his home, Monday, July 31, 2000. He was born in Sheffield, Ont., Aug. 20, 1918, the son of Bessie and Arthur Gaylord. As a youngster he moved with his family to Saskatchewan and subsequently moved to Fort Frances in 1938 […]
