Nicholas Donaldson Ontario Hereford Association secretary/manager Dave Cavanagh presented Jack, Kathy, and their son, Scott, with the Ron & Nadine Wells Commercial Breeder Award at last Wednesday night’s Canadian Cattlemen’s Association meeting in Stratton. The annual award is a big honour for the McNabbs, who still are farming the Stratton […]
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Henry MillerSubmitted byFort FrancesSportsmen’s Club It was a good year for bluebirds, with more pairs per trail than in any of the past 26 years of this project. There were problems early on as spring came early, resulting in birds arriving too early. For example, from March 19-23, many tree […]
Duane Hicks Snowplows were out early Friday morning in response to Borderland’s first snowfall of the season. The OPP reported only a few vehicles went into the ditch, including a New Gold bus, but no thankfully no injuries incurred. And don’t put away the snow shovel yet–the short-term forecast calls […]
Duane Hicks Laurel Halvorsen checked out some artwork, and also did some last-minute bidding, during the final day of the “Keep It Hanging Around” silent auction Saturday at the Fort Frances Museum.
Nicholas Donaldson A bailey bridge has been set up over the creek at the east end of Emo to facilitate traffic as crews continue the culvert replacement and rebuilding of the bridge on Highway 11 between the Emo Inn and Cloverleaf. Also visible in the photo is the arm of […]
Submitted Fort Frances native Terril Calder was honoured to have her new short film, “Keewaydah (Let’s Go Home),” premiere at the imagineNATIVE Film Festival in Toronto on Oct. 21.
Nicholas Donaldson “Freddie Frankenstein” (Katelyn Bruyere) was at the mercy of the “monster” (Cassidy Martin) as “Inga” (Tori Beaudry) and “Igor” (Sammy Stone) humorously tried to figure out what to do during last week’s showing of “Young Frankenstein.” Fort High students performed the stage adaptation of the classic Gene Wilder/Mel […]
Nicholas Donaldson Last Wednesday evening was a proud time for the McNabb family as the nearly 100-year-old family farm received provincial recognition for its herd of Hereford cattle. The Stratton farm was this year’s recipient of the Ontario Hereford Association’s Ron & Nadine Wells Commercial Breeder Award for 2017. The […]
Press Release Last Thursday, the Ministry of Energy released Ontario’s 2017 Long-Term Energy Plan (LTEP), entitled “Delivering Fairness and Choice,” a 20-year road map for Ontario’s energy sector. “Ontario’s much-anticipated Long-Term Energy Plan turns out to be not worth waiting for as it offers nothing new for the northwest,” said […]
When I visit the cenotaph on Remembrance Day, it is either a gorgeous, sunny fall day or, more often than not, the winter winds blow down the river and the occasional snow flurry wings by. On those days, I regret not digging out my long johns, insulated boots, and winter […]
I have a raspberry seed from my morning toast and jam stuck in my molar–the molar just ahead of my missing wisdom tooth (top right to be precise). I can hear the voice of Joe Friday from “Dragnet.” Just the facts, ma’am. I have flossed and brushed and picked and […]
It is with deep sadness that the family announces the passing of Anne Lahti in the early hours of Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017 at the age of 92. Anne (“Annie”) was born in Ukraine on July 15, 1925 to Barbara (Sowchuk) and Nicolivich (“Nic”) Mutz and immigrated to Canada with […]
