It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Vernon Miniely on Sept. 21, 2006 at the Lady Minto Hospital in Cochrane, Ont. due to complications from heart surgery. A chapel service was held Sept. 30, 2006 in Cochrane, officiated by Rev. Judith Visser of the United Church. […]
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On Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006 at the Emo Hospital, Jean M. Curtis of Emo, Ont. peacefully passed away at the age of 95. She was born Dec. 19, 1910 in Richardson, Sask. to the late George and Elsie Campbell. Jean taught school in Carpenter and Mather 8 for five years. […]
The recent municipal election campaign here lacked much direct debate, traditional stumping, and the drama of 11th-hour momentum swings, but that didn’t stop it from being one of the nastiest in recent memory. And too often, the rampant accusations, crass insults, fear-mongering, and mud-slinging left everyone—the candidates and voters alike—looking […]
Dear Mike: On Saturday, Oct. 28, the Fort Frances branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association was honoured with the Accessibility Award during the 11th-annual Chamber of Commerce business awards. This is a truly exciting award for us. Accessibility to a mental health organization means so much more than bricks […]
Dear editor: Fellow citizens of Rainy River District, this note is not to collect “brownie points” towards future situations with law enforcement. It is merely to present the facts as I saw and heard them. I am so relieved to have witnessed completely unbiased, professional, and non-threatening actions taken by […]
To the editor: I came to this district in 1948. I had a job with my brother at Nestor Falls, where he had a tourist business. He got his meat from a store in Barwick, both to sell and eat. I was surprised that the tourists liked the meat a […]
Dear Mr. Editor: Several years ago, my grandfather fell off the tractor he was driving and was trapped between it and the discs behind. He had an artificial leg and was unable to free himself or to stop the tractor. For three hours he was dragged around the field, which […]
Dear Mike: When I heard that Todd Hamilton was not elected in Monday’s municipal election, I was absolutely shocked. The people who did not vote for Todd surely were swayed by all the inane rhetoric which Mr. Bedard and others had expounded during the campaign. Had they and others allowed […]
Dear editor: I wrote the following letter to Doug McRory, provincial apiarist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in Guelph: For more than 20 years, I have been proud to serve as a bee inspector under the Food Inspection Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture […]
Dear editor: This past Remembrance Day weekend, as we honoured those who fulfilled the purpose of government to defend and protect, the situation in Barwick was especially appalling. The people in this area know Paul Peters, the cleanliness of Sunrise Meat, and the sense of peace that is always there, […]
Dear sir: We at Cloverleaf Grocery are very proud to sell Sunrise Meat products. Paul, Susan, and their staff are honest, hard-working people who take great pride in their business. Their products are, by far, the best quality we have in our meat case. We are proud to sell it […]
Dear editor: Hello to the people in Rainy River District. I want to help people understand what’s happening in our district. To do that, I need you to do this little exercise for me. Tonight when you sit down at the dinner table, I need you to look at that […]
