Touted as the “biggest” expansion of parks and protected areas in Ontario history, Premier Mike Harris unveiled the province’s “Living Legacy” strategy Monday in Sudbury. And many of the changes will have an impact close to home. The Rainy Lake Islands–along with Lake of the Woods, Farrington Township, Highrock, Manitou, […]
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Local parents definitely have shown interest in having their children educated in French as a first language, at least judging by the response at Monday night’s public information session here by the Thunder Bay- based Conseil Scolaire de District Catholique des Aurores Boreales. “We may have a half-dozen students who […]
Larry Allen said opening up an antique and gift shop wasn’t an overnight dream but more like a nightmare not knowing if it was going to thrive or be nothing more than another well-thought out idea. “But we’ll never know unless we get both our feet wet,” he reasoned. Allen’s […]
The Café in Hooterville was simply buzzing when I walked in the other morning. Puddin’ Pye was tipped back in the head chair at the debating table, his cup out for his third refill. “Well sir, let me tell you, did ya’ see it?” quizzed the Hooterville Sage in a […]
I’ve always been a fan of Jed Clampett, otherwise known as Buddy Ebsen. Years ago when everyone was young, we used the television set only a few times a week for shows that had become our family specialties. And every weekday night as dinner was served, the first question was […]
I know a little bit about centering a ball of clay. Or not centering it. As a young housewife, I took a night class in a western Canadian city and I still remember the feel of the clay in my hand. Making a pinch pot. Firing it. Glazing it. And […]
I’m a traditionalist. Always have been, probably always will be. This isn’t to suggest I abhor change, preferring instead to wallow in the status quo. Rather, I just shy away from change for change’s sake–especially when it comes to things or institutions that have been around for a long time. […]
Most services that impact you and me day-by-day are delivered at the local government level.Provincial politicians used to decide on the programs and make the rules. Municipal governments dispensed them. But it’s all changing fast. Instead of playing delivery boy, municipal governments are now service managers. Councils shape services according […]
By Sam Anderson
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Outdoors Pro-Mo
You probably all have seen and heard of new products on the market that are supposed to help you catch fish. The latest of these products has been computer games. Famous bass organizations and hunt clubs have commercials on TV getting you to purchase their latest video, or should I […]
Word has been received that Helen Toth, a former resident of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at the Grace Hospital in Winnipeg, Man. on March 29, 1999. She was predeceased by her husband, Bela, in July, 1994. She was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1909. After the Second World War, […]
Ethel Dora Paterson of Scarborough, Ont., formerly of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully at Scarborough General Hospital surrounded by family on Saturday, March 27, 1999. She was born Jan. 17, 1913 to the late Arthur and Louise Message in Schreiber, Ont., where she received her early education. After completion […]
Doris W. Thayer, 99, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, March 27, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Doris was born Feb. 24, 1900 in Coudersport, Penn. to the late Horace Vredenburg and Minnie Quimby. On Nov. 28, 1920, she was […]
