Environment Canada deployed a new weather buoy last week on the Lake of the Woods, one of the busiest lakes in Ontario for recreational boating, in an effort to improve the health and safety of Ontario’s boaters and sailors. During the boating season between May and October, the buoy will […]
Editorials
Will tourists pay $9.00 to come across the border. Will border residents feel comfortable paying $9.00 to cross the border? That is a question one must wonder when you look at the new proposed bridge tolls. Historically, the border area has attracted day trippers from Kabetogema, Orr, Bemidji, Ely who […]
News of toll booth changes at the international bridge here, including the loss of jobs with the impending closure of the one on the Canadian side as well as the spectre of a hefty price hike, has sparked anger among residents on both sides of the border. The issue even […]
One of our most important priorities as a government is to take care of our seniors. Canada’s population is getting older. In 1991, a 65-year-old Canadian woman could expect to live another 20 years; four years longer than a 65-year-old Canadian man. As the population gets older, social programs such […]
Politicians from different levels of government shouldn’t be allowed in the same room together because they’re apt to engage in a silly little show of one-upmanship–with taxpayers’ money at stake. That’s precisely what happened Friday during the BIA’s annual luncheon when Mayor Glenn Witherspoon promised $500,000 of town money towards […]
Ducks Unlimited researchers are beginning the final field season of the world’s largest waterfowl study. The study that involves mallard ducks, the most abundant duck species in North America, is designed to assess the effectiveness of habitat conservation programs being delivered by DU on the Prairies. To date, no other […]
Area First Nations deserve applause for taking the bull by the horns to establish a satellite dialysis unit at La Verendrye hospital here–and their determined effort to land a service so desperately needed by so many district residents warrants widespread support. They’ve enjoyed remarkable success so far. Last week, they […]
The other day I sat down at the computer with every intention of writing another “Recollections” column. Oddly, an “Out of Memory” error message flashed before my eyes. I’m not sure whether I saw it on the computer or in my head but it certainly was an omen. For some […]
Five individuals, two organizations, and one business were honoured last week as recipients of the “2000 Heritage Awards” handed out by the Fort Frances Museum advisory committee. Individuals nominations included •Alice Widurski (nominated for her work with the Fort Frances Historical Society); •Dr. Arend Visser (nominated for his efforts in […]
Our calendar has been in effect for thousands of years, right? Wrong! The calendar we use today has been in use for only about 250 years. Almost all civilizations of ancient times used “natural” divisions of time. There are three of them. The first is the day–the time for the […]
As the district looks for economic development, it finds itself lagging behind competing areas in Canada as well as the northern U.S. Midwest in telecommunications. Today’s modern businesses require telephone line, fax lines, ATM card lines, direct connection computer lines, and Internet lines. And that doesn’t bring into account videoconferencing […]
As the district looks for economic development, it finds itself lagging behind competing areas in Canada and the northern midwestern states in telecommunications. Today’s modern businesses require telephone line, fax lines, ATM card lines, direct connection computer lines and internet lines. And that doesn’t bring into account video conferencing, high […]
