Dear sir: After reading Mr. Vandetti’s column, in regard to the steps leading into the Townshend Theatre, I decided I should send a letter stating my views regarding the problem. I, too, have difficulty getting up and down these steps. Because of cataracts on both eyes, my perception of depth […]
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Dear editor: With only four months until their final days at Fort High, more and more grade 12 students are beginning to look forward to celebrating their high school graduation. Again this year, the chem-free graduation party will be a major part of that celebration. Started almost 10 years ago, […]
I have been following the smoking/non-smoking debate in Fort Frances with great interest. Having been born and raised in Fort Frances, and returning yearly as I do, I feel I am justified in putting my opinion forward. I have the luxury of perspective in the case of discussing smoking bans […]
Dear sir: In recognition of International Women’s Day, which falls on March 8, I would like to acknowledge a group of women I have been working with for the past several years. That group is the Fort Frances Native Women’s Association. This small group of dedicated women has managed to […]
To the editor: Early last week, I had the opportunity to attend the PC party leadership debate in Thunder Bay and get an impression of the five candidates vying for the premier’s seat vacated this past fall by Mike Harris. During one of the many exchanges in the debate, I […]
Dear sir: On June 2, 2002, Ignace will be celebrating the centennial of Mary Berglund’s birth. Mary died on June 22, 1995 but her legacy lives on in Ignace’s Mary Berglund Community Health Centre. Mary was a registered nurse, but her duties were far beyond that of a nurse. In […]
Dear sir: A report commissioned by the federal government underscores the Ontario government’s call for dependable security and the free-flow of goods between the Canada-U.S. border. This is vital to the future of trade between our two countries. The study, “The Canada-U.S. Border: An Automotive Case Study,” focuses on the […]
Witchcraft was never proved! Yet, after the town lost four of its six hotels, and three of them right to the ground, following a year-long rampage by hordes of wild womanhood, our taxpayers were left wondering. Then the papermill erased our embarrassment while swallowing the south side of our business […]
It’s been three days since our Canadian men’s hockey team ended the infamous 50-year drought and finally brought home an Olympic gold medal again. It was a great event and I can honestly say I had—and still get—goosebumps when the Canadian faithful at the E-Center sang “O Canada” during the […]
Milt Guba
Emo’s first-ever walleye tournament coming up May 30-June 1 on the magnificent Rainy River is getting a lot of attention of late—even if the event is still three months away. I’m told a few spots remain open. If you’re interested, call Colleen (482-2171) or Dale (482-3093). They both also said […]
Our television set is always tuned to the weather channel. We check the weather with our first cup of coffee in the morning and before we go to bed, and sometimes in between. We’re glued to the weather channel when the spring storms threaten, checking the progress of a tornado […]
Ron Graham passed away suddenly on February 18, 2002 at Rainycrest, Fort Frances after a lengthy illness. Ron was born in Edam, Saskatchewan on January 29, 1931 to Helen and Ernest Graham. As a boy, Ron and his family moved to Barrie, Ontario. There, Ron eventually met and married his […]
