When the Ontario Wildlife Damage Compensation Program was launched last July, two new eligibility requirements for livestock and poultry producers were created in order to be eligible for compensation. They are having a Premises ID number and a valid Farm Business Registration number. After April 1, 2012, program applications missing […]
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Do you know George Orwell? Well, you wouldn’t personally know him, considering he was a writer and George was his pen name. But you might remember reading “Animal Farm” or “1984” in high school English with Mr. Fryer. George wasn’t exactly a cheerful guy, but he once said something that […]
In the last couple of months, my northern caucus colleagues and I have been raising concerns about the standards being used to maintain our highways in the winter. As you may or may not be aware, snowplowing is a privatized service. In the past, the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) owned, […]
The last thing I want to do is make everybody back home jealous that I am down in Florida fishing out of a boat in shorts and sandals, so I apologize in advance. After making the eight-day drive to get down here this past week, I did finally make it […]
Maybe it’s just the bitter and cynical 23-year-old in me, but I’m not really caught up in the hyperbole that is this year’s Super Bowl, which takes place Sunday night in Indianapolis after a 234-hour pre-game show (or at least it feels that way). Perhaps I’m not interested this year […]
On the afternoon of Jan. 19, 2012, my life and the lives of Dr. Jon Fistler’s children were forever changed and we were thrown to the wolves with unanswered questions, regret, and unspeakable grief at the misunderstanding that followed his suicide. I have discovered that I hate the word suicide. […]
According to figures compiled by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, a left-leaning think-tank, the 100 highest-paid chief executives whose companies are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange made an average of $8.38 million in 2010—a 27 percent increase from the $6.6 million compensation for the top 100 CEOs in […]
Frank Tucker Dear editor: My Atikokan doctor referred me to La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances for surgery for stomach cancer. On Dec. 7, 2011, they operated on the problem. The nurses and doctors acted with kindness and professionalism while in their care. I had a rough time for two […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Fred Sus announces his passing on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Fred was born Sept. 18, 1926 in Krakow Las, Poland to Anna and John Sus. At the age of four, Fred immigrated to […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dearly beloved Pearl Jean Major, 85, of Manitou Rapids, on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 with her family by her side. Pearl enjoyed the outdoors very much. She also enjoyed rice picking, making birch bark baskets, which she was […]
Dr. Jon Fistler, 51, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away unexpectedly at his residence on the afternoon of Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. The Rainy River District has lost a great man and a remarkable large-animal veterinarian. Dr. Jon was born Aug. 19, 1960 in Perham, Mn. to Carol and Dr. […]
Yvonne M. Lange, 79, of Atikokan, Ont., passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 at the Atikokan General Hospital. Yvonne was born Feb. 17, 1932 in St. Brieve, France. She immigrated to Canada, arriving in Halifax, N.S. on July 4, 1946, and from there she came to Rainy River, […]
