I woke up in the wee hours of Monday morning to the clicking sound of my dog’s toenails in failed stealth when he tried sneaking into my bedroom to catch a floor nap before dawn. “Cash” knows better, but who am I kidding. This is the same dog that kisses […]
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Last Saturday, we had a fun evening planned–dinner at seven, followed by Mexican Train dominoes. Mexican Train is almost a tradition when our son is here to visit, as he was last weekend. But all of our plans changed suddenly! In the first place, our son arrived at five instead […]
Sometimes it is necessary to question the thinking of senior government. As the federal government seeks to eliminate thousands of jobs from departments across Canada, you must question how decisions were arrived at. It is especially true of border services. Similarly, in Ontario, we already have seen the announcement of […]
I would like to start off by thanking the hundreds—if not thousands—of people who submitted feedback on the provincial budget, whether by returning my “Riding Report” survey, sending letters and e-mails, or taking part in the Ontario NDP caucus’ survey. While I’m fully aware that we need to reduce spending, […]
Is it possible for a government to cut $10 billion in spending and more than 19,000 jobs without affecting the quality of the services delivered to the public? No. In fact, no one would even argue it was possible except for the Harper government. Let’s take a look at some […]
This is what happens when we have summer-like weather in March–we pay for it with snow and miserable weather. Mind you, we only had a light dusting of snow at my place but Fort Frances saw a couple of inches. Nice to see the sun out again and I’m hoping […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo Do you know how much phosphorus and potassium is leaving your fields during a rotation? Are your nutrient reserves slowly being depleted as average crop yields increase? The answer to these and many questions is just a click away. In a rotation of silage […]
Coming up a win short of the SIJHL crown, after having three cracks at it, was a disappointing end to the 2011-12 season for the Fort Frances Lakers. But there’s certainly no reason for anyone to hang their heads. Just three years after the community-owned club was cobbled together at […]
David M. Bourgeault Dear Mike: Re: “From the House” column by our member of Parliament, John Rafferty, in the April 11 edition of the Fort Frances Times. Now, how does that old country and western song go: “Dear John, Oh how I hate to write etc., etc.” However, with numerous […]
Jim Sheppard Dear Mr. Editor: The International Early Iron Car Club is pleased to receive approval from the Town of Fort Frances to again host our Scott Street “Show ’n Shine.” After a one-year absence, the club is planning a comeback show for June 9 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. There […]
Anna Spruyt passed away Monday, April 9, 2012. She was born May 7, 1929 and spent the first part of her life in Zaandam, The Netherlands. She survived difficult times during WWII, then did secretarial work for a number of years before following her dream to a new life in […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Janice Maxine Haglund announces her peaceful passing, with her family by her side, on Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Janice was born July 18, 1952 in New Westminster, B.C. to Ingval and Roxanne Fagerdahl. Janice lived for many years in Manitoba and […]
