The gourds are a fairly large family of plants which are all trailing vines with broad leaves. Some of them climb but most of them just trail along the ground. In proper conditions, they are very rapid growers. The squash vines will take over your garden if you don’t watch […]
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By Linda Weins
Quetico Centre
Quetico Centre
Each year, the Trends Research Institute in Rhinebeck, N.Y. picks the 10 areas out of 300 in which it sees the biggest global changes in social, economic, and political structures. This year they are: I explored most of them in previous columns. Here are the rest. The Trends Research Institute […]
I love the beginning of a new year, and one of the things I always do in advance of Jan. 1 is set up my calendar for the next 12 months. That means transferring all the important upcoming dates and events, including the birthdays of people I’ve known over the […]
Edward William Wilkins, 93, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2000 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born Feb. 6, 1907 in Maidstone, County of Kent, England to the late Edward and Jane Wilkins. Mr. […]
On June 19, 2000, Ken Svoboda, 64, of Kamloops, B.C., passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer. Ken is survived by his wife of 45 years, Sheila; four sons, William (Patty) and Shane (Debbie), all of Fort Frances, Ont., and Robert and Jack (Cindy), all of Kamloops, B.C.; […]
Will tourists pay $9.00 to come across the border. Will border residents feel comfortable paying $9.00 to cross the border? That is a question one must wonder when you look at the new proposed bridge tolls. Historically, the border area has attracted day trippers from Kabetogema, Orr, Bemidji, Ely who […]
Dear editor: Premier Harris’ open letter of June 3 is absolute proof that you can’t believe everything you read. There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind that the premier’s initial strategy during this brief visit to Walkerton was to blame the NDP for the town’s contaminated water tragedy. As we quickly […]
Dear sir: I have some questions for Education minister Janet Ecker. On May 2, the Rainy River School Board ratified a staffing agreement for the 2000/2001 school year that was negotiated in good faith with the Rainy River District of OSSTF. Both parties to this deal agreed this was the […]
Recently, an individual was doing some remodelling in his home. He had finished stripping the wallpaper, and was getting ready to change a light fixture. Since he was the only one home at the time, he left the light switch in the off position. But before disconnecting the old light, […]
All of the thrush family are very good singers. In North America, there are several species which qualify, including the robin and the bluebird. In the Old World, there are many thrushes, including the famous nightingale. In Northwestern Ontario, we have our share of these fine-singing birds, including the Veery, […]
You won’t find her listed in most literary anthologies, and there would be plenty of critics to sneer at her writing. But that really doesn’t matter. Because Dame Barbara Cartland was the people’s author, much as her step-granddaughter, Lady Di, was the people’s princess. And critics aside, Cartland forever will […]
Amanda Ann Jerry of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away courageously with her husband, Kevin Jerry, and her family by her side at the Toronto General Hospital on June 12, 2000. She is loved and survived by her devoted husband, Kevin Jerry; father and stepmother, Fred and Carole Brown; mother, Betty […]
