Local News from Across the Rainy River District
As the fall turnover starts, most anglers head for the typical shoreline to fish points that have rock rubble extending out to deeper water. Fishing success during and immediately following the turnover is generally poor because fish need time to adjust to their new environment. For that reason, I tend […]
I knew Nelson only as a young boy, and then not very well. But that was 25 years ago. Now he had arrived at our house again–in a letter sent by his lawyer father. Today, Nelson is a young medical student in British Columbia. He was on call in his […]
It is with great sorrow that Bev announces the passing of her beloved husband, Dwaine Dawkins, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. “Doc” was born Jan. 13, 1939 in Fort Frances to the late George and Dolly Dawkins, and lived all of […]
Stewart Redford passed away at the Vancouver Hospital on Sept. 26, 2000 at the age of 73. He had made his home in Kamloops, B.C., for the past 40 years. He is survived by one sister, Ruby (Mrs. Walter Roulston) of Abbotsford, B.C. He was predeceased by his parents, William […]
Agnes Meyers, 91, of Emo, Ont., passed away Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born March 21, 1909 in Mather Township, Ont. to the late William and Maria Gibson. In her younger years, Agnes worked at the MacKenzie Hospital in Fort […]
Dr. John L. O’Sullivan passed away suddenly Sept. 20, 2000 in Prince Edward Island doing what he enjoyed, boating and fishing. His parents, Eileen and Florance, his sisters, Sheelagh, Adrienne, and Anne, and his daughter, Clare, predeceased him. He was born in Cwm, Wales on March 24, 1932. Received his […]
The challenge facing any angler today is not so much deciding which type of cover to fish, but rather, which type of line to use. Regular monofilament with stretch? Braided line without stretch? A fusion line with a little stretch but thinner diameter? Maybe even a combination, such as a […]
Dear sir: It is time to question the direction that the public school system is headed–the cuts in funding, revised teaching responsibilities, a decrease in the number of local school boards, a centralized control of the system, and draconian legislation that creates an atmosphere of mistrust and confusion. During the […]
Dear sir: I graduated from university in 1991 with a degree and certification to teach grades nine to OAC from this increasingly fascist province. At the time, I wished to pursue other interests and placed myself on the call in list for “supply teaching.” As it happened, though, immediately after […]
Dear editor: I’m writing about the quality of the Times online. I had asked my mom about a subscription from your paper while I’m away at school. She had gotten it for my brother when he went to Alberta four years ago so I thought I would, too. She told […]
Dear editor: At the risk of alienating the Times readership, I feel compelled to pen one more letter about the Harris government’s money mismanagement. If you have watched any Ontario-based TV channel lately, you no doubt have seen our millions of tax dollars at work in education ministry commercials. What […]
Dear sir: I would like to congratulate Rainy River District for exceeding last year’s work-for-welfare placement target. By creating 55 placements last year, Rainy River District helped local welfare recipients get the skills, job experience, and self-confidence they need to move from welfare to work. Taxpayers demand high standards and […]
