Three weeks ago, Aquanaut head coach Debbie Murray made a pact with Gavin Paull–challenging him to break the minute mark in the 100m freestyle this season. While his previous best had been a full two seconds over that elusive mark, Murray had an inkling Paull just might reach his goal […]
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Terry LaBelle knew making the transition from slotback to starting running back with the Muskie football team this season would be an interesting one. What the 6’, 175-pounder didn’t know was that he would make that transition with such relative ease, becoming NorWOSSA’s top rusher and scorer–and playing an integral […]
Those who have been spearheading the “Ice for Kids” movement here for the past six years earned a well-deserved standing ovation from the crowd of supporters on hand at the Civic Centre on Monday night. The applause, coming after council approved $5 million for the town’s share of a double-rink […]
Organizers of the fourth-annual OFAH Conservation Dinner slated here Nov. 22, with proceeds to support fish and wildlife projects, are reporting steady ticket sales so far. In fact, Sue Korosec said she expects the committee will have “no problem” selling all 230 tickets available for the dinner, which is being […]
Dear sir: On Nov. 10, during the municipal election, we, the voters of Fort Frances, will be given the opportunity to stop the proliferation of gambling in Fort Frances. We will be asked if we support video lottery terminals (VLTs) and the establishment of a charitable gaming club in our […]
Dear sir: I’m really too busy to have to deal with this right now but I can’t sit back and watch our education system go down the toilet. Now that John Snobelen is out of the picture, we can’t use him as a scapegoat any more but now we have […]
Dear sir: Historically, the Ministry of Natural Resources has been responsible for the management and stewardship of our lakes and forests. Recently, a business relationship initiated between the provincial government and various forest products’ companies transferred the responsibility for forest management planning from the MNR to the corporate sector. Recent […]
Dear sir: I read with great interest Cliff McIntosh’s article (Future: Trending and Tending) in the Fort Frances Times. I agree with almost everything in the article. I have been cutting pulpwood for over 60 years, not of great amount per year to be sure at this time and have […]
Dear sir: A letter to Mike Harris, in the context of the corporate environment because that seems to be what he understands. Just imagine being required each of your working days to make six 40-minute presentations to groups of about 30 people each, a total of 180 people each day, […]
Dear editor: If the citizens of Ontario accept what the Mike Harris government is doing in this province, how can we stand on Nov. 11 and say “Lest we forget”? I fail to see the difference between what happened in Germany in the late 1930s, which ultimately led to World […]
Dear sir: In the fall of 1995, we circulated a petition in Fort Frances and Northwestern Ontario. It was directed to the National Parole Board requesting that parole be denied to Neil Scott Soutar, convicted of brutally raping two young women in Fort Frances. At the time, he was the […]
Dear sir: I have joined the ranks of those in Fort Frances who may sometimes be seen wearing clergy shirts. Mine resembles our new police uniform shirts (black) so as not to be easily visible by night–only mine has a little target at the neck. Since we arrived here in […]
