Dear editor: In response to the $20,000 byelection for a successor to fill the empty councillor’s position, I’m sure most taxpayers would agree that Ken Perry should be in line to fill it. Next up, Tannis Drysdale was a good councillor. She stood up for the people who put her […]
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Dear editor: I would like to thank the persons who nominated us (Super 8 Motel) for the Chamber of Commerce’s Customer Service Award. It is greatly appreciated and an honour to receive this award. Customer service is an important part of every business, and we learn daily how we can […]
Hearty thanks Dear Mr. Editor: On behalf of the Meals-on-Wheels committee, I would like to extend a sincere “thank you” to each and every one of our many volunteers who deliver the meals. This thank you also is extended to the staff at Rainycrest, who prepare the meals and pack […]
Fort Frances has been fortunate so far to have been spared the worst of the forest industry crisis that has affected so many other communities across the region. But news last week that Buchanan Forest Products is shutting down four sawmills, including Atikokan Forest Products in Sapawe, until late January […]
As a Goshen College student, one of my favourite haunts was the soda shop a few blocks away. And when I had enough spending money, I ordered the house specialty—a sundae in a tall glass loaded with toppings and crowned by a cherry. Although my home was 700 miles away […]
It is with great sadness that the family announces the quick passing of Lynn Marie Venne 58, of Emo, Ont., on Monday, Nov. 5, 2007. Lynn was born April 23, 1949 in Emo to Arthur and Marion Venne. She was a unique and special little lady who enjoyed listening to […]
Russell A. Fisher, of Emo, Ont., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 98. Russell was born on the family farm on May 17, 1909 to the late Charles and Elizabeth Fisher. The family farm was to […]
On the 11th day of the 11th month, Marjorie Byrnes passed away peacefully at the Rainy River Health Centre Extended Care in Rainy River, Ont. Marjorie was born Feb. 16, 1922 to Clarence and Ebba Pederson. She lived most of her life in Rainy River, with some time spent in […]
There’s an old Irish proverb that says, “Praise youth and it will prosper.” So often the accomplishments and good deeds young individuals perform are overlooked and under-acknowledged. So quick we are to dismiss the young as frivolous. The Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year awards are here to ensure young […]
By its very name, Remembrance Day, we give honour to those who have served our nation. Close to 120,000 Canadians have died defending our country since the First World War. What sorrow it brings to think of those young people who never had the opportunity to savour life or to […]
Dear editor: When I read in this newspaper several weeks ago that our town council was going to call for a byelection to fill the vacant seat on council, I was as shocked as the rest of our citizens were. I wasn’t disappointed that I didn’t get the position; rather, […]
Dear Mr. Editor: I never thought for one moment I would be writing another letter to the editor on the topic of replacing Coun. Tannis Drysdale, but lo and behold, I am. What is wrong with our council? Why do they ignore the same taxpayers who put them in office? […]
