Dear editor: I am just wondering what is going on with the mayor and council in Fort Frances. I understand they have a lot to consider for the town’s well-being, and making this town a prosperous, enjoyable, and, most of all, a safe community. I see that they have agreed, […]
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Dear sir: On June 15, the McGuinty government issued a press release as part of its Northern Prosperity Plan saying it would provide $11,000 to study the feasibility of sinking a ship off Thunder Bay to enhance diving tourism. Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP Bill Mauro praised the plan, saying, “Initiatives like […]
Dear Sir: I would like to congratulate all who participated in the Rivers Day celebrations in body and spirit on June 12. Locally, I believe events were spawned by suggestions made at the local ManOMin conference (sponsored by Rainy River Watershed Program and Rainy River First Nations). There, guest speaker […]
First, the good news: the provincial government finally has acknowledged that the forestry industry in Northwestern Ontario is in crisis. The bad news is the McGuinty Liberals have taken the wrong tack in trying to solve the problem. “The forest industry in Ontario is in crisis,” reads the first line […]
Dear editor: Allan Kielczewski seems to be on a “Letter to the Editor” writing campaign (“Missed Point,” April 13, 2005, “My Thoughts,” May 18, 2005, and “Point Missed,” June 1, 2005), yet his letters clearly show he doesn’t do his own homework. You see, if he had done his homework, […]
Dear sir (and the entire community for that matter): Can I please point out that we, as a collective community, can’t seem to hang on to a decent sports reporter for more than a year? Hmmm, maybe it’s because we chase them out of town with our “pitchforks a wavin’” […]
Dear editor: The bandwagon of local smoking bans now steamrolling across the nation has nothing to do with protecting people from the supposed threat of “second-hand” smoke. Indeed, the bans themselves are symptoms of a far more grievous threat, a cancer that has been spreading for decades throughout the body […]
Les Anderson, 63, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Monday, June 13, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Les was born April 28, 1942 in Rainy River, Ont. to the late Les and Loretta Anderson. As a teenager, he moved to Fort Frances and has […]
Alice Hurley passed away peacefully at the Grey Bruce Health Services in Owen Sound, Ont. on Friday, June 3, 2005 in her 90th year. She was born Aug. 29, 1915 in Miscampbell, Ont. Alice Helena Hurley (nee Gadd) was the beloved wife of the late Dennis J. Hurley; and loving […]
It is with deep sorrow we announce the passing of Don Clarke Kerr on June 12, 2005 at the age of 81. He leaves to mourn his beloved wife of 57 years, Gladys; children, Leslie, Susan, and David; grandchildren, Justin and Ryan; daughter-in-law, Christine; and special friend, Nora. Don also […]
Jeanne Elizabeth Baye (“Grammie”), nee Lefebvre, past president and member of the Catholic Women’s League for more than 40 years, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 in her 91st year. Jeanne, of Orillia, Ont., was the beloved wife of the […]
