Dear sir: I attended the Thursday, June 28 town council meeting as an observer on the latest plan for a new Canada customs facility. Town council approval of this plan was the agenda. It came as a shock to hear from a Canada Customs rep. that planning for the facility […]
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Dear sir: I just read Health and Long-Term Care minister Elizabeth Witmer’s letter to the editors of the newspapers across Northern Ontario praising the job her government has done in health care in Northern Ontario. I don’t know what information her propaganda experts are feeding her at Queen’s Park but […]
Dear editor: On the weekend I was at the FFHS Millennium Reunion. I’ve got to tell you I procrastinated about going long enough that it cost me the extra $10.00 for each ticket but I am really glad we went. If it happens again, I would pay double the amount […]
Dear editor: Now that Bill C-68 is law, there are a few things other people should know. This law is a first few steps on the road to complete gun disarmament. Gun confiscation and registration have been tried in a few other countries–with catastrophic consequences. The most catastrophic one was […]
By Perry Good
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Leeches are the most plentiful of all the baits. It seems they are natural to all bodies of water, including creeks, rivers, and lakes. And they can be left in a container of water for a long time without food. Walleyes love leeches almost all year round, and they are […]
Wylie Y. Roach, passed away Monday, April 3, 2000 in Vancouver, B.C. His family invites friends and community to a memorial service to honour his passing, and celebrate his life, on Monday, July 10, 2000 at 11 a.m. at Riverview Cemetery in Fort Frances, Ont. A reception will follow at […]
Mr. George Maitland Skinner, 69, passed away Friday, June 30, 2000 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. George was predeceased by his wife, Betty; parents, James and Flora Skinner; brothers, Bruce and John; and sisters, Beatrice, Elma, and Katherena. He is survived by numerous extended family and […]
Eleanor Blasky, 76, a longtime resident of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, June 29, 2000 in North Bay, Ont. She was born July 29, 1923 in Winnipeg, Man. to the late William and Elmira Rudolph. On Oct. 27, 1950, she was united in marriage to Carl Blasky at Fort […]
In loving memory of Betty Voges Peoples, who passed away May 28, 2000 in Kennewick, Wash. She was born in Mine Centre, Ont. on Feb. 12, 1940. Betty was predeceased by her parents, Louis A. Voges and Gladys Mary Cain; and her husband, Ray. Betty married Raymond Eugene Peoples on […]
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 […]
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 […]
