Rainy River First Nations Chief Jim Leonard said yesterday he feels the incident involving a video of six Fort Frances High School students mocking a pow-wow is being “swept under the rug” by both the high school and Rainy River District School Board. Judging by their actions so far, Chief […]
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Joanne Helen Jane Burlington, 53, of International Falls, Mn. passed away Monday, Feb. 11, 2008 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, Mn. Joanne was born Oct. 20, 1954 in Chapleau, Ont. She was raised in this area, moving to Sault St. Marie as a young woman. She travelled and lived […]
Josephine Harcus, 86, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Josephine was born Sept. 12, 1921 in Rocanville, Sask. to Walter and Irene Goodman. She was the last of eight brothers and sisters. She was raised in Saskatchewan and then […]
If it takes a library to raise a community (according to the slogan on a bag Joyce Cunningham carries around), then Fort Frances will be in very good hands, indeed. The latest plans for the proposed Fort Frances Library and Technology Centre—a 15,000 sq. ft. facility to be located at […]
Dear editor: A few weeks ago, your paper carried an article on how many millions the Ministry of Transportation is going to spend on the northern transportation network (winter roads). I am wondering if they could perhaps find a little more often a few shovels of gravel to keep the […]
Dear editor: A few weeks ago, I returned to Atikokan for a brief holiday. I was born and raised in Atikokan, and all my family still lives in the area. The talk of the town is the pending loss of the school bus. I’ve had the opportunity to read a […]
Dear editor: Upon reading Margaret Ann Hudson’s recent letter to the editor, I am bewildered at her astute way of introducing trivial nonsense. Mrs. Hudson claimed that when there was a vacant seat opened, a byelection is to be called for and the people of a riding have the right […]
Dear editor: The subject of refusal of U.S. citizens who want to visit Canada on vacation recently reared its ugly head again. We are referring to statements by CBSA at the Rainy River District Municipal Association’s annual meeting in late January. While 606 visitors refused entry does not seem like […]
Dear editor: I am writing this letter to express our opposition to the construction of an abattoir in the town of Emo. We have no problem with an abattoir being built. We just don’t want it being built in the town of Emo. Do the people of Emo realize the […]
Rennie John Barnard Jr. passed away Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. Rennie was born May 9, 1973 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Rennie and Margaret Barnard. He lived in Fort Frances and attended school here. In 1991, he moved to British […]
ROBERT HORTON “Niyooganeb-Atik Dodem” Robert Horton, age 61, of Rainy River First Nations/ Manitou Rapids, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, at the Emo Hospital in Emo, Ont. Robert was born on Jan. 26, 1947 to Irene Horton. He spent his childhood surrounded by his family on Manitou […]
