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Rudy and Rose French of Alpine, Wyoming were in our vicinity during the Emo Fair working on their property they have purchased–a retirement spot in Canada. They were former residents in the Off Lake area before moving to the United States, where the boys Jim and Joe were attending a […]

Long ago they traded their dreams of great wealth for enduring friendships. So, about a week ago, the Mine Centre-ites gathered again among the lakes and gold-bearing rocks their ancestors knew to celebrate attachment to a great pioneering name in the recreation industry. The Mudge name fits well into our […]

Forging over stronger ties with its Atlantis fatherland, Fort Frances last weekend hosted probably more visitors in a week than ever before–and twice again laid claim to being the most fantastic place on earth! Our Water Wonderland never ceases to amaze and this became obvious again when Canada Post said […]

This incident that I’ll call “The Kayak Kid” is actually a horror story–as you will agree having seen the Ranier rapids in full boil this summer. Now kayaks are said to be catching on again. You’ve known that our new-found Atlantis has held perils for us right along, and the […]

Tennis is not my game. I played it only a little in my late teens and very poorly at that. Tennis is my husband’s game. He was a finalist during his senior year of college and is a fanatic when it comes to watching his favourite sport. Nothing stands is […]

A spectre from the past may be pushing into our idyllic Atlantis scene in Point Park. Apparently, the annual celebration of a week ago was simply too exciting to be confined. It has somehow generated a wave of nostalgia as powerful as anything our ancient ancestors knew, something we might […]

Quick access to information is the best way to ensure Canadians are kept informed of where the federal government is focusing its attention and on how best to access the many services it has available. In today’s world, the daily pressures that some of us face can make it quite […]

There was a collective gasp of disbelief across Ontario when Premier Mike Harris insisted at the Walkerton inquiry that he was right to risk the lives of Ontarians by slashing environmental protection in the name of tax cuts for the wealthy. And another gasp when he insisted he was right […]

As George Armstrong slipped into eternity here last week, it could be imagined, as suggested in this space, that Atlantis truly was being reborn. Such a celebration as never before seen at this end of the Causeway that George created occurred all week. It was as if it had awaited […]

Albert and Carolyn (nee Kaemingh) Strydhorst and their children, Jessica, Andrea, and Kristin, who are missionaries to Nigeria, have been in the community for the past two weeks as guests of her parents, Henry and Thea Kaemingh. They will be leaving shortly for British Columbia. During coffee hour at the […]

Did you know consumers are fuelling a 20 percent annual growth rate in pharmaceuticals in North America? If you have stocks, you may have benefited from that. But natural products have been edged out of the media spotlight, and languish on the shelves. After a decade of double-digit growth, vitamin, […]

Hey, all you Fort High graduates out there, tonight is the time to bask in the glory of your academic achievements, to relieve fond memories with friends and fellow classmates, to clench that diploma and roar, “Look out, world, here I come!” That’s because tomorrow, reality sets in. Choosing a […]