Dear sir: The Boreal West Round Table discussion group meeting that I attended in Fort Frances on Sept. 11 prompted me to write this letter. The session heard presentations from several interest groups concerned with the MNR’s new direction in forest management. The positions of each of the four main […]
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Dear editor: I feel compelled to write on behalf of the students I represent because many of them cannot communicate in conventional manners of speech or print. I am speaking of the many children in our district who are identified as exceptional students. Please listen carefully so their silent voices […]
Dear editor: I am writing to voice my concern about the impending government legislation on education in Ontario. There are many aspects of this legislation that I disagree with but I would like to focus on one aspect of it here. This concern is the impact of it on athletics […]
Dear editor: Not too long ago, I awoke to find a trickle of water coming from a broken shower head in my bathroom. I immediately decided that I needed a plumber. When the hail storm damaged my roof, I called a carpenter with the skills to solve that problem. When […]
National unity, health care, children and job creation were the focus yesterday afternoon as Gov. Gen. Roméo LeBlanc opened the 36th Parliament with the Speech from the Throne. And with that, Gov. Gen. LeBlanc outlined the direction the Chrétien government would be taking Canada into the new millennium. Liberal government […]
Dear sir: Premier Harris is playing a dangerous game of brinkmanship. Ontario CUPE members continue to prepare for a province-wide walkout as the promised changes to Bill 136 appear to fall short of labour’s demands. The premier claims he has responded to our concerns but he won’t show us his […]
“tour de Fort” is gearing up for its fifth season with the sale of passports this weekend downstairs at the Fort Frances Public Library. They’ll be on sale Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and again Sunday from 1-4 p.m.–and only 200 are up for grabs. “It might sell out on […]
It’s going to be a weekend of firsts for the Northwestern Ontario Association of Chambers of Commerce as it holds its annual fall conference here. NOACC president Dave Barker said the executive will present position papers to its members this year rather than pass a number of resolutions. In those […]
For a little more than a year now, counsellors at the Door of Hope Counselling Services have been helping their clients find ways to deal with the stresses of everyday life. While providing a professional level of advocacy has evolved most successfully in terms of a client base, counsellor Ron […]
Do you remember the last time you got stuck in a power outage away from your flashlight? You probably stumbled around a bit, and cursed more than you’d care to admit, as you stumbled around in the shadows not being to make out anything with your eyes. That’s a lot […]
While teachers agree the new education legislation introduced Monday could have been worse, they also agree it could be a lot better. Education and Training minister John Snobelen introduced Bill 160–the Education Quality Improvement Act–with the impression that the most stringent legislation already had been dropped, making the bill easy […]
Town council learned Monday night that the cost estimates for the proposed auditorium at Westfort have jumped by almost $400,000 more than it expected in less than four years, prompting councillors to take a second look at the project’s design. And they wants answers by next Monday when a special […]
