MONTREAL – Quebec’s secularism law is an affront to the dignity and values of the province’s anglophone community, a lawyer representing the province’s largest English-language school board told a Court of Appeal hearing Wednesday. Religious diversity is a way of life in Quebec’s English schools, Perri Ravon argued before the […]
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From left, Debbie Leonard, Verna Leonard and Kathy Bombay (seated) are protesting alleged irregularities on Rainy River First Nations (RRFN). Missing are Karen Bombay and Kimberly Bombay-Dettweiler. They are protesting a delay in the community’s election, which they allege is in violation of the ratified RRFN Election Code. Bombay has […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
It won’t be plunging through an icy Rainy Lake but it’s sure to be plenty cold. The Voyageurs Lions Club is changing things up for what will be their first in-person plunge since before the COVID-19 Pandemic. Rather than jumping through a hole in the ice on New Year’s Day […]
By Robin McCormick
West End Correspondent
West End Correspondent
The road to replace the existing water treatment system in NW Bay First Nation has been a long one. On October 19, 2022, the road ended with the Grand Opening of a new plant. Those are the words shared with me by Cliff Carriere, P.Eng. This project has been completed […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
If you get a phone call in the next few months asking about mental health, the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) wants you to take the call. The NWHU announced on Monday that it was launching a new telephone survey that is intended to learn more about local mental health-related perceptions, […]
Cattle and buyers get up close and personal at the newly renovated Stratton Sales Barn. Saturday saw the last sale of the year at the state of the art facility. It provides a more comfortable experience for everyone. For more on the cattle sale, see Moos From the Herd, by […]
By Robin McCormick
West End Correspondent
West End Correspondent
Retired Sergeant Robert Holmes joined the RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) when he was 18 years old, and retired when he was 48 years old. Although he is 87 years old now, his memories, passion and pride for his time spent with the RCAF are still so “ alive” in […]
There are very few veterans from World War II with us today. We will remember the sacrifices they made to protect our freedoms and rights on Friday at the cemetery. Even the veterans of the Korean War are very few. Today we remember younger generations who served in Cypress, the […]
I wear a poppy. Most of us do. I imagine a place where all poppies and their pins end up. I can’t seem to keep one in its place on my jacket for more than an hour before I notice its absence. I never witness the fall. I don’t retrace […]
This November 11 take time to remember the past wars, the current wars, past war veterans and present people employed in the military! The Emo Legion Branch #99 will host a Remembrance Day Church Service November 11 at beginning at 10 a.m. The next Country Jam is November 18th. A […]
Dear editor, If leading by example is best practice, Doug Ford is a poor teacher. Invoking the notwithstanding clause encourages tyrants and would-be tyrants across the country. Mr. Ford now joins Francois Legault, Danielle Smith, and Scott Moe in assaults against democracy. Democracy is fragile and must be defended. It […]
