From smoking to motor-vehicle injuries, the lifestyle of people living in Northwestern Ontario is not a healthy one, according to figures in a recent study by the Health Statistics Division of Statistics Canada. The stats aren’t good. On average, Northwestern Ontario residents are more obese–and more likely to die young […]
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“My wife, Lori, gave me quite a big surprise about a month ago. She handed me a letter and it said I had won.” That’s what Darcy Kavanaugh remembered about the moment he first found out he had been chosen as one of the role models honoured at the Celebration […]
After a hiatus of almost four months, the Border Concert series resumed Friday, March 24 when troubadour Bill Schustik appeared on stage at Backus Auditorium in International Falls. Schustik combined his rich baritone voice with a variety of folk instruments–including the guitar, banjo, dulcimer, and harmonica–to serve up a rich […]
March was a busy month for the Toddler Room at the Fort Frances Children’s Complex. Themes during March were Big and Little, Spring Break Fun, Spring, and Weather. To coincide with the Big and Little theme, we discussed big and little during all areas of the program. We took big […]
Having already raised about $400,000, Rainy River First Nation Chief Jim Leonard said he’s certain the Aboriginal Dialysis Acquisition Drive will reach its goal soon. “We will definitely get it. Our goal is $500,000 and it will be raised,” he stressed Tuesday. Starting in early February, the campaign–chaired by Chief […]
It’s “business as usual” for the Sunset Country Travel Association despite word from the province that core funding to all Ontario travel associations will be cut. “The funding structure is changing,” SCTA executive director Gerry Cariou said. “We used to receive some core funding from the province of Ontario.” At […]
The Rainy River Social Services Administration Board is going back to square one in the choice of an apportionment formula that will dictate each municipality’s share towards its budget. One formula already had been chosen by the board but a misunderstanding in the voting process forced it to put all […]
Doug Cridland of Fort Frances doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to talking about manic depression–the mood disorder he’s journeyed through life with for 18 years. He could care less about the stigma that surrounds it, but he does care very much about helping himself and others who bear […]
After only three years of shared ownership, Manitou Forest Products at Rainy River First Nation (Manitou Rapids) is looking at the possibility of a half-million dollar expansion. It already has re-invested $750,000 over the last five years. “We’re always expanding, trying to put up new buildings. Right now, we are […]
Our most familiar harbinger of spring is most likely the robin. But its close relative, the Bluebird, is another. In Northern Ontario, there are only two other birds which are blue. But the bluebird can be easily identified by its red-brown breast, its deep blue head, back wings, and tail, […]
Wylie Young Roach passed away of cancer in his 49th year Monday, April 3, 2000 in Vancouver, B.C. Born in Sussex, N.B. on April 10, 1951, he was a beloved son of Dr. W.A. (Bill) and the late Eileen Roach; and dear youngest brother of Graham of Toronto, Beth of […]
On Sunday, April 2, 2000 at the Foyer Valade, Mrs. Lucienne Thorimbert went to her final rest at the age of 88 years. Lucienne is survived by her four daughters, Rose Tremblay (Léo) Jeanne Lajoie (Raymond), Thérese Degagné (Ed), and Cécile Pundyk (Ed). She also is survived by numerous nieces, […]
