Clarence Lorne Caul, 86, of 43 Queen Street, Emo, Ont. passed away Friday, Aug. 7, 1998 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born March 28, 1912 in Cartwright, Man. to the late Rufus and Gertrude Caul. Clarence moved to the Rainy River District at a […]
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Herman William Green passed away suddenly Wednesday, Aug. 5, 1998 at 38 years of age. He was predeceased by his parents, Annie Woodhouse and Charles Green; sisters Rhea Green and Pearl Green, and brother Johnny Green. Herman is survived by his wife Pamela Cyr, and children Chris (15), Sheena (14), […]
Ron Westover increased his overall points lead in the streets division with a first-place finish in both the feature and heat race last Thursday at the Emo Speedway. Westover now leads the streets with 517 points, just 11 points ahead of Richard Visser. Visser finished behind Westover in the feature, […]
In an attempt to bring senior football back to Thunder Bay, the newly-formed Thunder Bay Storm is looking to attract players from Northwestern Ontario to suit up in the new Central Senior Football League this season. The CSFL is looking for players who have graduated from NorWOSSA football and would […]
With eight teams set to compete for this year’s “Borderland Ball Blast” men’s soccer tournament, organizers are starting to get a feel of the tournament’s potential. The tournament has attracted four teams from the local Borderland League, but more importantly, four out-of-town teams–Dryden Drillers, Horst Lang Falcons (Dryden), last year’s […]
Dave Mitchell powered his way to a first-place finish in his division–and second overall–at the Canadian Powerlifting Championships in Okotoks, Alta. (near Calgary) last weekend. The Fort Frances resident recorded a high lift of 584 pounds in the squat, 292 in bench press, and 562 in the deadlift en route […]
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled last week the federal government was violating its own law by not paying its employees in traditionally “female” jobs equal pay for work of equal value. For some 200,000 past and present federal employees, it means back pay–with interest–retroactive to 1985. And that could […]
Dear editor: On July 29, 1998, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal handed down its long awaited decision in regards to the pay-equity dispute between the members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), and the federal government. I would like to comment on several issues involved in this landmark […]
Dear sir, Mr. Nault’s defence of the falling level of the Canadian dollar, (View from the Hill, July 22) vis-à-vis the U.S. one is ludicrous. His Liberal government passed the free trade agreement to hasten the flow of goods over the U.S./Canada border. This includes dollars. Using Mr. Nault’s logic, […]
The Lady of Lourdes Church is celebrating its 50th anniversary at its present site, along with the 100th anniversary of its cemetery, with the festivities wrapping up there this weekend. While the current church has been standing for 50 years, three other churches, built on or near the present site, […]
It isn’t known what impact the new benchmarks released by the Ministry of Health last week will have on local health care but they seem to be welcome. A joint report between the Ministry of Health and the Ontario Hospital Association, “Rural and Northern Health Parameters and Benchmarks” is a […]
“It’s a grand adventure!” That’s how B.C. natives Ian and Sally Wilson summed up the first part of their trek into re-living the historic trade route north taken by the Voyageurs of the Northwest Company some 200 years ago. So far the couple has paddled their homemade birch bark canoe […]
