I used to think I would be an excellent skier if I had good skis and, of course, matching attire in very cool colours. Something slightly more form-fitting than my black-and-orange Moto-Ski snowsuit that kept the cold from my skin while I stood on Pembina Highway waiting for the Winnipeg […]
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A mother’s job is never finished. Nor do parents ever stop worrying about their children. Marnie and I have a tradition of calling our sons every Sunday night to hear their voices and those of their spouses. Both live more than 1,000 miles in opposite directions from Fort Frances. One […]
The 30th-annual Kenora Bass International (KBI) wrapped up Saturday under the White Cap Pavilion and when all was said and done, Bill Godin of Devlin and his partner, Leroy Wilson from International Falls, emerged as champions for the second time. Beautiful weather in the days leading up to the tournament, […]
As I move into one of the busy weeks of my entire year, I once again wonder why I do this to myself. I would like to learn to not beat myself up if I don’t have entries for the exhibition hall . . . it wouldn’t be the end […]
I was in line at a small grocery store the other day and the woman in front of me was struggling to retrieve money from her purse. Her fingers weren’t co-operating and she appeared to be rushing, which intensified her struggle. The two check-out teenagers looked at me apologetically and […]
Submitted by, the Stewardship, Youth Rangers
Week 4 of the Fort Frances Stewardship Youth Ranger-Ogimaa Binesiiyog Partnership Program has the rangers keeping busy around town, and then off to Caliper Lake Provincial Park for more clearing, cleaning, camping and canoeing. In town, the SYR Team Leads took the Rangers to the Fort Frances Lookout Tower at […]
There is an interesting court case involving 454 bottles of beer that could very much open up free trade across provincial boundaries. The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal of the New Brunswick Provincial Court’s decision. Gerald Comeau had bought several cases of beer and some liquor in […]
Imagine the Edmonton Oilers getting to the Western Conference final while playing one forward short on the ice each and every game. Or how about the Kansas Jayhawks making it to the NCAA Final Four while not ever being allowed to use a point guard in the March Madness tournament? […]
The weather cooperated for a great long weekend. I was lucky enough to take Friday off so that made four days at home and since we had finished baling hay on Wednesday, I didn’t have to rush around for that. My only problem was I ended up with a nasty […]
August snuck out from behind the weeds in my garden and from my so-called lawn and pounced on me, when I least expected it. August caught me off-guard and threw me to the ground before I could fight back, and then knocked the last bit of oxygen from my lungs. […]
I was just as surprised as most people were in Fort Frances when the community learned that the trees on the 200 block of Scott Street were going to be removed. I sat on town council back in the early 1980s when the decision to plant trees along the street […]
Don Rusnak
Member of Parliament Thunder Bay-Rainy River
Member of Parliament Thunder Bay-Rainy River
Back in April, I had the honour of attending the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York City, alongside several of my colleagues. This was the 16th-annual conference at the UN dedicated exclusively to discussing the issues facing the world’s indigenous populations. The forum brought the world […]
