There are signs across Rainy River District proclaiming this area as a “Safe Community”—a title bestowed by the World Health Organization. The designation was earned because district communities recognized the importance of eliminating physical barriers and being inclusive to all. Today, however, would our community be capable of showing that […]
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On Thursday, my colleague, Mike Mantha, MPP for Algoma-Manitoulin, will introduce a private member’s bill to remove the HST from home heating bills. This is the first step in living up to our pledge to make life more affordable for hard-working families.Fortunately, the minority Parliament gives us a chance to […]
The end of the year is not that far off and it gets me thinking about money. November and December usually finds our wallets and bank accounts slightly empty, if not drained, as we try to balance our spending for Christmas. It may not exactly be the time to be […]
Last week saw C-19 head to committee, some advancement of my work on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), and the launch of the recruitment campaigns for the Parliamentary Page and Parliamentary Guide programs. Let me fill you in on these developments. Bill C-19, the bill to abolish the long gun […]
When it comes to grandparents, I was sadly deprived. My maternal grandfather died before I was born. My paternal grandfather died when I was two years old and grandmother when I was eight. And I lost my last grandparent, my maternal grandmother, at age 17. Even though I was eight, […]
By Leanne Beck
The most popular questions clients ask us, in one form or another, are about search engine optimization (SEO). Don Foster, of Nestor Falls Marine, “would like help as far as getting more visible on the web” while Terry Gill, of Ontario Northern Wilderness Houseboats, would like to know more about […]
What I know for sure is that for the most part, I could take a lesson or two from the primary school of thought known as the three-year-old. Small children are grounding spirits of presence who are wise beyond measure. Or so I believe anyway. Sue Patton Thoele hit the […]
For anybody to get involved in the sport of fishing, they need somebody to take them out–to teach them and provide them with the opportunity to get a line in the water, whether it’s off a dock or in the boat. For me, my dad was huge in getting me […]
Technically, he’s back on the ice. But in reality, he never really left. Unless you’ve been living under a rock or isolated in a hunting cabin for the last few days, you already know by now that Pittsburgh Penguins’ captain Sidney Crosby returned to the NHL on Monday night in […]
It is with great sadness that Mable Lengyel passed away peacefully, with her family at her side, on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She leaves behind her husband, John, with whom she would have celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in January. She […]
Carolyn June Copps, 52, of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, with her family and friends at her side, after a six-year journey with ovarian cancer. Born on June 25, 1959 in Fort Frances, Ont., she graduated with a B.Sc. nursing degree at the University […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Eleanor Firn Chabot (nee Arnold) announce her sudden passing on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011 in her Fort Frances, Ont. home. Eleanor was born Aug. 29, 1943 in the Township of Crozier, Onta. to the late John Henry Arnold and Mary Melnottia […]
