Norm Lindsay and his 17-year-old partner, Jess Swenson, reeled in top spot in the third-annual “Bassin’ for Bucks” fishing tournament in Sioux Narrows on Sunday. Their three-day haul totalled 47.58 pounds–good enough to take the $4,000 first prize in the 101-team tournament by a mere .90 pounds. Lindsay/Swenson weighed in […]
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Dear sir: In response to the article, “Clinic in hunt for more doctors,” that appeared in the Fort Frances Times on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999, I would like to clarify and correct the information that was reported. •The Health Professionals Recruitment Tour, not “team,” is sponsored by the ministries of […]
Dear sir: A friend suggested I visit the new Townshend Theatre, which he said was a real credit to a community of our size. I took his advice and was in complete agreement with this assessment! Whenever I hear the name Townshend, my personnel computer triggers my memory button. I […]
Dear Mr. Editor: A Minute of Silence, a Moment of Sound–these are the watchwords of the United Nations International Peace Day. On the third Tuesday of September at noon, people throughout the world are invited to join the delegates of the United Nations General Assembly in a minute of silence […]
Dear sir: Hi, it’s me again, Joey Lee, and I just wanted to let everyone know what a great time I had at the “Bassin for Bucks” tournament in Sioux Narrows last weekend. Although we didn’t do all that great, it meant a lot to me that my step-dad, Rod […]
Dear editor: The Ministry of Natural Resources has directed forest planning management teams to defy the law by relaxing the 260-hectare legal limit on the size of clearcuts. In part, this is compensation in exchange for the forest companies’ co-operation in fulfilling the “Lands for Life” mandate. Moreover, the MNR […]
The stretch of King’s Highway between Keating Avenue and McIrvine Road has become a safety concern for the town with the number of high schoolers now crossing the roadway there during the lunch hour. The issue was brought up to council at Monday night’s regular meeting through a letter from […]
Council seemed confident the procedures manual it adopted at Monday night’s meeting for the Townshend Theatre would “protect the town’s investment.” Coun. Struchan Gilson praised the manual, noting it was up to date with similar agreements from larger centres. But Coun. Bill Martin expressed some concerns over its lack of […]
Several classrooms in the old Westfort portion of the new Fort Frances High School have been getting a little wet lately due to a leaky roof. “They’ve re-roofed a part of the old school and there’s a leak where water is draining down through to the old roof and then […]
“It smells pretty good!” That was how Bruno Seppala of Fort Frances summed up his thoughts on the Water Pollution Control Plant after a guided tour of the upgraded facility during a public open house there last Thursday. Seppala was one of about 50 people at the open house, which […]
Usually, pain is not a symptom of breast cancer, making breast health awareness all the more important for women. In conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Rainy River District Breast Health Network will host its third “Luncheon of Hope” on Oct. 23. Slated for 11:30 a.m. at La Place […]
The tone of the interview yesterday with Natalie MacMaster was casual to say the least. Although she was doing a business call from London, Ont., it seemed as if she was calling a friend from the kitchen in her home on Cape Breton Island as her first words into the […]
