This past week, MPPs debated a Progressive Conservative bill that would impose an across-the-board wage freeze on all public-sector workers. I am not opposed to the concept of wage freezes, in the right situation. But they need to be fair, make financial sense, apply equally to all, and be done […]
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I went to a fiction-writing workshop this past week. I sometimes wonder why I go. It’s not as though I think the workshop leader will say something profound, and I’ll leap out of my chair with my arms thrown over my head and shout, “Oh, if only I had known.” […]
Inside retail businesses, the inventory is changing. There’s still snow on the ground but swimsuits and colorful skirts, tops, and shorts are finding their way into store windows. In hardware stores, barbecues are popping up right in front of you as you walk through the doors, as are seed stands. […]
March has arrived; the days are longer and the sun is warmer. We slowly are putting winter behind us. Still, I was on the phone Monday with many from the west and it sounded like March’s lion was hitting them quite hard. I’m crossing my fingers that we miss it. […]
My thought heading south to Alabama this past weekend was that the weather and temperatures would be a lot nicer than in Sunset Country. Well, there isn’t any snow on the ground down here but the temperatures are not much warmer than they are back home. It’s been about minus-four […]
The Great Spirit spoke again to the Kiowa: “I have told you about the Buffalo and how he will sustain you. But I must warn you. If the Buffalo disappears, then the Kiowa will fade into the sunset. “Never again will the Kiowa be a great nation.” And the buffalo […]
As hard as it is to believe, especially given the amount of snow that remains on the ground here probably will melt away by mid-July, we are entering the latter stages of the 2012/13 hockey season. With both Muskie high school squads capping off their seasons over the weekend with […]
A healthy, advanced, and safe public infrastructure is essential for economic development and to raising the quality of life for individuals and families. That’s why I tabled a motion last week that would see the federal government assist small rural communities throughout Canada with developing, repairing, and upgrading their core […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Grace Carmody, 98, announces her passing on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born Sunday, Oct. 18, 1914 in Winnipeg, Man. After finishing business college there, she moved to Fort Frances, where she […]
It is with great sadness we announce the sudden passing of Daniel Arthur Joseph Gray, 46, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. He was predeceased by his father, Joseph Gray, in 2010. Daniel is survived by his mother, Ruth Gray; sister, Emily (Paul) LaFreniere; niece, Ashley LaFreniere […]
With heavy hearts we say goodbye to Graham, son, life partner, brother, and friend. Graham was born Nov. 24, 1960 in Fort Frances, Ont. and lived his entire life in his home town. Graham was employed by the Town of Fort Frances for more than 30 years. He began his […]
It is with great sadness that the family of James Albert David Bourre announces his passing on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 at the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River, Ont. Jim was born Nov. 18, 1968 in Rainy River, Ont. to Philip (Chipper) and Evelyn Bourre. He was raised […]
