Misericordia has become a famous hospital name in Winnipeg, largely because of its eye care and, in my first visit there a week ago, I was told it accommodates an estimated 8,000 such patients annually. This makes it the largest eye facility in all Canada, a nurse there said. And […]
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What I know about fishing could fit in a dwarf’s tackle box. Here’s what I do know. There seemingly are more fishing shows on TV than there are Members of Parliament; brand-new bass boats cost more than any car I’ll ever own; and “Fishin’ in the Dark” by the Nitty […]
The Rainy River District School Board deserves high marks for its concerted effort to improve local students’ results on the provincial Grade 10 literacy test, which saw the board jump from the lowest-ranked in Ontario to above the provincial average. All in the space of a year. While the debate […]
Dear sir: Less than a month ago, on Sept. 3, the Citizens for Backus/AB assumed ownership of the Backus/AB complex in International Falls. Since that time, many exciting things have been happening with the help of community volunteers—some coming from as far away as Blackduck. Since Sept. 3, we have […]
Dear sir: In response to Ontario Hydro’s 100 percent price increase: “In the days of my own prosperity, things had seemed to me to be very well arranged. “Now from his new point of view, he was to find they were not arranged at all; that government was a compromise […]
Dear editor: In response to last week’s letter to the editor under the heading “Clarifying Comments” by Linda Wall, Rainy Lake area supervisor for the Ministry of Natural Resources. We are killing our fisheries as one of the holding tanks at one of the tournaments was filled with chlorinated water, […]
Dear sir: I am writing in regards to the continuous reminders around town as to how many days are left until Christmas. One way the Yuletide countdown is being announced is by those lovely sandwich boards that downtown businesses use. Another way is through your own weekly Internet poll. All […]
Dear editor: I have read Mr. Watt’s letter to the editor (Sept. 19), in which he chastised those members of the Rainy River District Law Association who do not accept legal aid cases for supporting the withdrawal of legal aid/duty counsel services. He views their support as hypocritical. By analogy, […]
Dear sir: Like many town residents, I am following with interest the progress on the “Blue Box” recycling program here in Fort Frances. Comments I have heard regarding the program include, “The truck doesn’t pick up anywhere near what it did in the past under the NORA program” and “I’m […]
Mildred “Bubs” Treftlin, 82, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances on Friday, Sept. 27, 2002. She was born June 5, 1920 in Fort Frances to the late Charles and Rebecca Payne. In earlier years, Mildred worked at the Electric Bakery for a […]
