Dear editor: Pledge sheets are now available for the Northern Therapeutic Riding Association’s annual “Freedom Ride,” which will be held Sept. 7 this year. A couple of horses are still available for participants. All proceeds from the sixth-annual ride will fund riding classes for children and adults who are physically […]
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Dear sir: Thank you to all the friends and family in helping to make my dreams come true. A very special thanks to Anishinaabeg Counselling and staff for organizing this very special event. Also a special thanks to Elvis DeBungee and the Late Night Jammers. God bless you all for […]
Dear Mike: As co-ordinator of the 2002 Sunset Country Regional Science Fair, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize and thank some of the individuals and corporate citizens of Rainy River District who participated in—and supported—our efforts to bring this event to Fort Frances. To the following judges […]
The tourism season will burst on Rainy River District in just three short weeks. Much has changed since last September. Tourism is a people industry, and we must make our visitors feel welcome and safe when they cross the border into Northwestern Ontario. We also cannot forget tourism is the […]
Dear sir: A bill now being debated before the House of Commons in Ottawa should be of serious concern to all livestock producers, hunters, anglers, trappers, and anyone who has in the past, or will in the future, benefit from modern medicine. The bill is Bill C-15B, the federal government’s […]
Dear editor: The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) labour contract dispute is entering its seventh week today. Talks have continued since April 2, but there is still no word or end in sight. A couple of things have changed since that time. Ontario has a new premier, Ernie Eves, […]
Dear editor: On Saturday and Sunday (April 20-21), members of the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists spent about 40 man hours cleaning the islands and stretch of highway from the middle of the Noden Causeway to George Armstrong Road. This was done as part of our commitment to conserving and […]
Dear sir: People in our community are complaining about how bad cigarettes smoke is for you and how bad second-hand smoke is for children and non-smokers. But I have a question that I would like answered. Why haven’t I heard any complaints about the mill? Please people, get real. If […]
Dear sir: I am a snowbird and have just returned to Fort Frances, hence the delay in responding to Harry Vandetti’s “Just Passing By” column of March 6. First, I would like to thank Harry for showing sympathy to Israel in their war. Also, the mentioning of all the Jewish […]
Born to Nathan and Lonnie (nee Sultvedt) of Fossoton, Mn., a baby boy, Mason Gregory Donald, weighing 5 lbs. 12 oz. on February 26, 2002. Proud grandparents are Greg and Pauline Perreault of Fort Frances and Don and Joyce Sultvedt of Lengby, Mn. Proud great-grandmothers are Theresa Perreault of Fort […]
