Dear editor: Last Wednesday, I went to Fort Frances to work on a pulpwood loader. While doing the necessary repairs, I broke off the bleeder valve. Any mechanic knows to replace it you need a special thread, which I did not have in stock. I went to several places in […]
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Dear sir: Wake up all sportsmen, our hunting and fishing heritage is not alive and well! With the recent announcement on the cancellation of the spring bear hunt, I was compelled to write this letter. Our local sportsmen’s club remains committed to work closely with local MNR staff and biologists […]
Dear sir: If we treated our customers as Natural Resources minister John Snobelen has treated tourist camp operators, we would be bankrupt and out of business in very short order. It is impossible to comprehend the timing of his announced termination of the spring bear hunt. Perhaps “insensitivity” might explain […]
Dear sir: Like northern Minnesota, Northwestern Ontario is an extremely hard place to eke out a living. Wood products and tourism are the two main industries that drive our economy. The people who live up here do so not to get rich. We cherish this land, the lakes, and the […]
Dear sir: This information is intended as a wake up alarm and consideration for the voters, taxpayers, and outdoor sportspersons of this province. You still have an opportunity to request the Harris government to reconsider their actions outlined in EBR registry number RB9E6001–the intent to close the spring bear hunt. […]
Bruce F. Warner passed away Monday, Feb. 15, 1999 at the Minnesota Masonic Care Center. He was born Jan. 13, 1905 in Rainy River, Ont. but later resided in Fort Frances, Ont. until 1950, then transferred to Minneapolis, Mn. Bruce was a longtime member of Lake Harriet Lodge, Zuhrah Shrine, […]
Beatrice Agnes Kenny, nee Yerxa, passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 14, 1999 with her family at her side at the Brandon Regional Health Centre in Brandon, Man. Beatrice was born and raised in Fort Frances, Ont. Since the passing of her husband, Richard, she has been devoted to sharing her […]
Soeur Marie Henriette RNDM, nee Marie Laetitia Eleonore Chartier, of St. Michael’s Academy, passed away Feb. 13, 1999 at the Assiniboine Centre in Brandon, Man. The Sisters of St. Michael’s, some of her family members, and Fr. Barry Schoonbaert were with her as she made the final step in her […]
Mary Frances Councillor, 57, of Northwest Bay First Nation, Ont., passed away Thursday, Feb. 11, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. She was born July 1, 1941 in Seine River, Ont. to the late Earl and Elizabeth Chiefson. Mary had lived at Northwest Bay for 34 years. […]
Edith Olive Bye, 92, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1999. She was born Feb. 17, 1906 in Badger, Mn. to the late Thomas and Lillian Brannan. In 1908 at the age of two, Edith moved […]
Dear editor: I am writing in regards to the huge controversy going on regarding the spring bear hunt. I can’t see what the big fuss is. Unfortunately, we recently had the issue concerning the puppies that were found in the dumpster and many people responded to that with compassion. My […]
Dear editor: Here’s a recipe for a Canadian (Boston) Tea Party: Combine one lb. education cuts, one lb. health care cuts, one lb. firearms regulation, one lb. “Lands for Life” (Crown land usage), one lb. fishing regulations, and a pinch of cancelled spring bear hunt just for taste. No need […]
