There certainly were two good news stories on the medical front here this past week. Just yesterday, Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. received formal approval from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to proceed with purchasing a CT scanner for La Verendrye Hospital here. District residents clearly showed they […]
Editorials
Bill Michl inspired an entire district last October when he ran 60 miles from Rainy River to Fort Frances in one day to kick off the “Just Imagine” fundraising campaign to purchase a CT scanner for La Verendrye Hospital here. But long before Mr. Michl hit the pavement, Tom Bruyere […]
Town council often faces tough decisions—ones requiring long debate, delicate compromise, and perhaps a little soul-searching. Then there are times when the decision is much easier. Giving the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres the “residential” rate for ice rental fees is one of those no-brainers. Yes, team owner and president Carolyn […]
“Ontario… yours to discover.” The marketing slogan has been used for over a decade and this year an additional part of the message is to “get comfortable in Ontario.” Just last Friday, Northern Development and Mines Minister Rick Bartolucci announced a grant of $11,200 to help establish a Destination […]
For almost a decade, the Rainy River District Substance Abuse Prevention team has been raising the awareness of the growing abuse of prescription drugs across the region. Last November, Connie Peterson of Oh-Shki-Be-Ma-Te-Ze-Win went on the record with the startling information that 75-80 percent of youth aged 13-15 […]
There’s no question the so-called “First-Past-the-Post” electoral system, the one currently used federally as well as in most provinces, including Ontario, has its drawbacks. The biggest one, especially in a multi-party system like ours, is that the winner in each riding is the one who gets the most votes; […]
The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship—by far the highlight in terms of community festivals here—has come and gone for its 13th year, leaving organizers with the task of evaluating what went right and what didn’t as they already start preparing for the 2008 tournament. No doubt there will be […]
“Bass Week” is here! The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship had a somewhat humble origin back in 1995, when 47 teams took to the waters of Rainy Lake for a three-day tournament that featured an $11,000 first prize. Over the years, however, thanks to the dedication of its board […]
The flag of the Town of Fort Frances incorporates the community’s crest with the turbine generating electricity, and the evergreen tree. It is a historic representation of the community that owes its growth and prosperity to first lumber, and then paper. The paper mill was built here on […]
Every parent knows how expensive it can be to register their children for the myriad of recreational activities offered in Fort Frances, but particularly minor hockey, figure skating, and swimming. If the initial fees aren’t bad enough, there’s the equipment to buy, as well as the additional expenses to […]
The anonymous author who penned “Raising teenagers is like nailing Jell-O to a tree” also should have added dogs to that discipline philosophy. In my neck of the woods, I’m quite sure the few smart brain cells my canines did have fell out and into the hole where they buried […]
Fort Frances has been designated as a “safe community” by the World Health Organization, yet a serious safety hazard continues to exist here that threatens our most vulnerable residents—our children. The hazard in question? The lack of a crosswalk across King’s Highway at the Legion Park, which fell by […]
