Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Looking at gender in sports has always been a pretty thorny issue. If someone uses the term “lady” or “girls,” it might be taken the wrong way. I think the one dominant observation I’ve heard firsthand from people after watching girls play hockey has been, “It’s not bad, but it’s […]
It would be just another visit with son, LeRoy, and family in Minneapolis, looking after the household while he and his wife were gone to Florida to visit her folks at their winter retreat. At least, so thought my wife, Adelia. She should have got her first clue something was […]
Amazing, isn’t it, just what a politician will do, say, or promise in their desperate quest for your vote—whether it’s during a general election, or a leadership campaign like the Ontario P.C. party is going through these days. Most, if not all, of the five candidates vying to succeed Mike […]
Dear sir: Hi, this is Bob, the old guy with the plaid tam, attempting to share an experience with fellow Canadians, and more specifically, my district and Emo friends. Now, normally, I wouldn’t tell everyone this, but I feel that I should—despite the outcome and knowing that there will be […]
Dear editor: I have followed with interest the smoking bylaw debate, and I am saddened by the stand the majority of our local politicians are taking on this issue. The most common response seems to be that even if passed, a smoking bylaw will lack the teeth to enforce it. […]
Dear editor: We certainly live in changing times! Of course, time has always brought change. With change, we are faced with new opportunities. What the present generation decides will set the course for the generations to come. On behalf of the Alberton Central School, I’d like to express some views. […]
Dear editor: I am dismayed the Rainy River District School Board has decided to go ahead with its school closure process and is still including Alberton Central School. They are doing this even though the Alberton school closure sub-committee recommended the school stay open. It’s nice to see the RRDSB […]
Dear editor: At the very beginning, Olympic sports were for amateurs only and it stayed that way for a very long time until political measures crept into the system allowing professionals to participate, thus making it a mixture of amateurs competing against the pros. This surely degrades what the Olympics […]
Carol Ellen Edwards passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002 after a courageous 15-year struggle with cancer. She was born Dec. 24, 1946 and raised in Brandon, Man., coming to live in Fort Frances, Ont. in 1968 following her marriage to Glen, who had joined the high school teaching staff […]
It is with immense sadness that the children of Daniel “Dan” Foran Jr. announce his passing. Dan, 65, of 616 Church St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly Friday, Feb. 15, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born Dec. 27, 1936 in Fort Frances to […]
Dale Richard Bone, 47, of 577 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Dale was born Oct. 19, 1954 in Fort Frances and had lived here all his life. He worked in the plumbing and heating business, and […]
Larry Andrushuk, 64, oF Burriss, Ont., passed away suddenly Monday, Feb. 11, 2002 near Jellicoe, Ont. He was born July 4, 1937 In Portage la Prairie, Man. to the late Peter and Euphemia Andrushuk. Larry moved away from home at an early age, travelling and working throughout Canada before coming […]
