Dear editor: This letter addresses comments made by Mike Baranowski (“Fishing is for the birds”–July 19), Lyle Armstrong (“Cormorants cause headaches for area cottagers”–July 19), and Allan Kielczewski (letter to the editor–July 26). First, each one claimed cormorants consume large quantities of sport fish. Studies have repeatedly shown, however, that […]
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Dear editor: I lived in Fort Frances most of my life until we moved to Vancouver Island. I have never seen such beautiful graveyards as those in Fort Frances. When we travel to go home to Fort Frances, we pass a lot of graveyards and they look so dim and […]
Charles Thomas Pierce, 98, passed away suddenly Saturday, Aug. 5, 2000 at the Sioux Lookout District Health Centre in Sioux Lookout, Ont. Charles was born April 13, 1902 in Reston, Man. and went to school at Kinross. He spent his younger days on the family farm. At an early age, […]
Our beloved mother, Arlie Gibson (Ferris), 80, of Atikokan, Ont., went home to be with her Lord Jesus, whom she loved and served, on Friday, Aug. 5, 2000 at her cabin on Big Pine Lake. Mom was born Nov. 10, 1919 in Coderre, Sask. to Ralph and Henrietta Showalter. The […]
Berna Norris, 86, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence on Saturday, July 29, 2000. She was born on Dec. 31, 1913 in Burriss, Ont., to the late Glen and Susan Norris. Berna lived in Burriss most of her life. […]
Bob Cousineau, 80, of Mesa, Ariz., passed away suddenly and peacefully while berry picking east of Fort Frances on Aug. 2, 2000. He was born in Fort Frances, where he lived his entire life prior to retiring in Mesa. Bob’s happiest times were spent fishing, hunting, berry picking, and prospecting […]
Twice this summer the community has come together to show the rest of North America that not only is the Rainy River district a great place to live, but a great place to come and visit. Hundreds of residents volunteered and played host to people who came to the Fort […]
Riverside Foundation’s “Care Close to Home” campaign was the official charity of choice during the 2000 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship and with events such as Buy-a-Band-aid to Support Care Close to Home and a Cream Pie throw with local celebrities, the three days netted over $2,500.00 “We had a […]
Dear editor, We applaud John Nelson’s letter to the editor concerning cormorants on Rainy Lake, and wildlife in general. The attitude that fish stocks exist for, or are only the property of, humans is both a senseless and absurd point of view. Many different predators, and prey, depend on fish […]
Dear sir: The July 28 report on Ontario water treatment plant testing results by the Environment Ministry, following on the report by Environment Commissioner Gord Miller’s ripping account of government cover-up, demonstrates, without equivocation, that the Harris government, from the premier on down, has deceived the public, the same people […]
Dear editor, I would like to thank the Fort Frances Bass Tournament for letting us young anglers participate in the Kid’s Pro Bass Championship. I was lucky enough to fish with Mr. Barnard and we had a great time. All of the kids I talked to had lots of fun […]
By Linda Wiens
Quetico Centre
Quetico Centre
“If you bungle raising your children, I don’t think whatever else you do will matter very much.” That quote is by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. I expect her sentiment is widely shared. To tend the future, surely we can do little better than to start our children on a patch to […]
