Have you grown plants from slips, used “eyes” to grow potatoes, or cuttings to plant trees? If so, you were cloning. Cloning is making a copy of an original. Genetic engineering is different. It’s transferring genes to make a new original. Here’s why both are important to you and me. […]
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Ruth Ann was just a tiny girl at the time and I was about 10 years older. But I’ll never forget what fun it was when all the relatives came to visit! This time Aunt Naomi had baked one of her wonderful cream pies. It was enough to make your […]
In Northwestern Ontario, there are six species of bats. By far, the most common one is the Little Brown Bat, which is found in almost all of Canada below the tree line. The average length of this little animal is about 3.5 inches. As its names tells you, it is […]
If nothing else, those involved with the Northern Action Group (NAG) and the “Save the Bus” coalition have put their money with their mouths are. As promised, particularly after town council here rightly refused to allow a question on the municipal bus service to be put on the ballot next […]
Dear editor: Foster families throughout the district are meeting a need that is greater than ever before. During Foster Family Week, Oct. 19-25, their contributions merit the highest recognition and praise. Family and Children’s Services applaud the contributions that the 40 foster families provide to other families and children in […]
Dear editor The presidents and provincial executives of all the teacher affiliates from across the province met in Toronto on Thursday, Sept. 25 to discuss Bill 160–the misnamed Education Quality Improvement Act. The good news is that the government decided to allow teachers to maintain membership in their federation, and […]
Dear sir: I am writing to request the assistance of your readers in compiling a book of general stories of our “Women of the War Years.” These will be the stories of women who served with the Allied armed forces, as well as the “war brides” who married Canadian armed […]
Dear editor Bill 160, the misnamed Education Quality Improvement Act, has now passed second reading in the Legislature. This omnibus education bill will gut existing laws that require certified teachers to deliver ministry-outlined programs in our schools. Bill 160 will let the current and future minister of education decide by […]
Dear editor: This is an open letter to everyone in the Rainy River District who is concerned about public education. The current Ontario government has created larger school boards, leaving all of us with much less local representation and control. This has been touted as a cost savings but it […]
Ethel Bernice Quinn-Csik, 96, of 554 Riverview Dr., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital on Monday, Oct. 13, 1997. She was born Aug. 20, 1901 in Wilmur, Ont. to the late William Walter and Minnie Freeman. Bernice taught school in southern Ontario before her marriage to […]
John Barton (Jack) Speakman passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Saturday, Oct. 11, 1997. He leaves his devoted wife, Gale; daughter, Carolyn Granewall; son-in-law, Nels Granewall; closest relatives, Tippi and Gerry Angell, and Sharen and Frank Butcher; Fairhurst cousins; and a host of friends of all ages. […]
Philip George (Flip) Penney, 65, passed away Friday, Oct. 10, 1997 at his residence on Pender Island, B.C. He was born to Marguerite and the late George Penney in Stratton, Ont. on Aug. 2, 1932. He spent most of his life there, and was an ardent curler, having curled in […]
