“Confessions of a Workaholic” is a book I could easily have written. For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved my work. It’s been easy for me to take work home and burn the midnight oil. To say yes when I really should say no. Or to skip a […]
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Dear fellow Canadians: Each year as I hear the line, “If ye break faith with us who die, we shall not sleep though poppies grow in Flanders Fields,” I wonder how many more ways can we break that faith? Some of the worst “bad faith bargains” that irritate me are: […]
Dear editor: On Nov. 11, as is our custom, my sons accompanied me to Barwick to take part in the Remembrance Day ceremonies. Imagine our surprise when we were told that the “powers that be” decided that this year there would not be a ceremony in Barwick. Why? No one […]
Dear sir: It has come to my attention that the new ice facility in Fort Frances is going to be named after the 1952 Allan Cup winning hockey team. When the people of Fort Frances rallied to have a new ice facility built in this town, they appropriately named the […]
Dear sir: On Second Street East, the Fort Frances Lions Club is using its energy to develop a children’s play area and park. They are using funds from their projects, government and town grants, and citizen pledges to accomplish this major project. Upon completion, it will be known as the […]
George Stacy Stang, 69, of rural Stratton, Ont., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1999 at the Port Arthur General Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. after a brief illness. He was born March 11, 1930 in Sifton Township to Bill and Myrtle Stang. On Oct. 15, 1956, George was united in […]
In loving memory of Ross Howard Selman, 77, of Sleeman, Ont., who passed away Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1999 in Winnipeg, Man. Ross will be greatly missed by his children, Glen of Dryden, Gloria (Harley) Bye of Dryden, Delores (Bill) Romyn of Stratton, Terry (Karen) of Brandon, Man., Dennis (Kathy) of […]
John Joseph Flanagan passed away peacefully at the Brantwood Lifecare Centre in Burlington, Ont. on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1999 in his 85th year. Loving husband of the late Adina Eck, and special father to his three children, Donna (Robert Terry) of Flamborough, Sharon (Ken Johns) of Maxville, and Richard of […]
Dear sir: I would like to express my thanks to the businesses, taxpayers, and residents of Emo for their overwhelming support following our letter to the editor last week, which directed the township to find a solution to the drainage ditch problem. A representative from the Ministry of Housing and […]
Dear sir: Just a quick thank you note to the Town of Fort Frances for a wonderful Nov. 12 weekend. The dedication ceremony for the new mural was enlightening, educational, and filled with civic pride. Personally, I was glad to see no students were released to attend–we wouldn’t want to […]
Dear Mr. Behan: I am wondering if I could take advantage of your Letters to the Editor column to seek the assistance of your readers. I am in the process of writing a book about the exploits of the Fort Frances Canadians and their seven-year quest for the Allan Cup. […]
Dear sir: Well another Nov. 11 (Remembrance Day) has gone by. If memory serves me right, this day was set aside to remember the people who died in the first and second world wars plus other wars, too. When I went to school, it was a holiday for us kids […]
