I do not know how the rest of you felt but it seemed like we should be watching for Rudolph not the Easter Bunny. I have set up my Easter Hunt with snow on the ground before, but I am quite sure that was when Easter landed in March. Some […]
Megan Walchuk
> Megan Walchuk is a huge fan of community news. After earning her diploma of Print Journalism from Sheridan College, she headed past the big dailies, and settled in for many fun-filled years covering community events for several newspapers in the Hamilton and Halton regions. She's won a few plaques and stuff, but her most prized journalism award is a genuine Hamilton Fire Service T-shirt, for her in-depth series, following their super cool Extrication Team's path to international competition. She took a few years off to have some kids, and returned to her roots in northwestern Ontario. She's currently living her dream as the editor of The Fort Frances Times.
The annual Spring Fever Days takes place in Emo this weekend (April 22 and 23). There will be a hub of activities and great sales on many items with all merchants from all businesses. One traditional event is the Emo Legion hosting its Crafts Galore, this takes place Friday (April […]
The April blizzard we got hit with last week across northwestern Ontario was kind of depressing if I’m being honest. It had already been a brutal winter as far as snowfall so that extra foot last week was really unnecessary. It’s going to set us back at least a couple […]
After two years of Covid panic and the unending winter of 22 while we hid in our caves fearfulof contact with any other plague carrying human, are we ready to step back out into the real world? Is it time for a road trip? How many more booster shots before […]
By: Melanie Mathieson The Gardening Guru A previous column provided some background information on considering weeping Trees or shrubs to add Interest in your garden and listed some fantastic shrub species to look for. This column will focus on trees with the weeping structure. As there are many species of […]
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Young Canadian singing sensation Avery Raquel brought her new self-titled album to Fort Frances on Good Friday. In addition to her original music Raquel also sprinkled in bits and pieces from renowned artists like Carole King, Billy Joel and Amy Winehouse. The final Tour de Fort show will feature multi-Juno […]
When I was a child, my dad wore a hat. It was usually a fedora in the fall, winter, and spring. He went through a phase where he wore a soft grey ascot cap or flat cap, I’m not sure of its correct name. In summer he wore a lightweight […]
I listened with great earnestness as young people described the difficulties of beginning work in Toronto. I was particularly caught by the experiences of a newly graduated nurse attempting to work in downtown Toronto hospital and exist on a first-year nurses salary. She lived in a single room apartment with […]
CHEF DEZ ON COOKING Check your pantry right now. I can almost guarantee that you have store-bought taco seasoning and seasoning salt in there. Why not make them yourself instead? With these two recipes (also found in my latest cookbook Cooking Around the World with Chef Dez), you can. These […]
Dear Editor, A huge thank you to all the families who brought their children to the Rainy Lake Square to celebrate our annual Egg-stravaganza. The face painters and mascots brought many happy smiles. We were overwhelmed and blessed with the huge variety of donated prize baskets, bikes, and helmets from […]
Dear Editor: I am writing to you today so that my letter to Town Council may be read by the Public as it was not addressed during the April 11th meeting regarding the proposed zoning amendment of the lagoon property. I own the closest property to the proposed crypto-currency mining […]
