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 […]
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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 […]
Dear editor: I am an owner of a fishing and hunting resort on Rainy Lake in Northwestern Ontario. I have owned this resort for 13 years. When I was 21, I took the initiative to start my own business, and for the last 13 years I have built it to […]
Dear editor: Have you ever experienced writing or phoning a government department and not getting a satisfactory response. We hope to change that. By co-ordinating our efforts, and a few thousand people calling over the phone about the same subject at the same time, leaves an impression that can’t be […]
One of our great northern resources is the forest. But controversy about it continues: Who should get how much of it? What can we do to both use and keep it? Resource use fluctuates with perceived value. The value usually depends on competition for it, and on what substitutes are […]
