The first annual Drill and Chill ice fishing tournament will be held February 19-27, Community events for young and old are being organized for a week of winter fun! The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce and Fort Frances Library are on board. Other community partners are welcome to join the […]
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Dear Minister Powowski and Minister Rickford: The status of PhysicianRecruitment and Retention in the Rainy River District is in CRISIS. We do not use that term lightly. We have long prided ourselves on trying to make it work, but the current situation is not sustainable. Physicians are burnt out, resignation […]
Dear editor, I was told the other day, and I quote, “how brave you were to have the guts to write your letter to the editor.” My thoughts were, “How sad is that?” The person continued to tell me that I would probably be harassed by doing so. My response […]
Dear editor, I would like to address the unfortunate trend to criticize our mayor. Is this how we reward decades of service to our community? Too often do we casually dismiss our most seasoned volunteers because of their age. While I’m not disagreeing with the need to have younger councillors, […]
Stock markets around the world saw huge swings Monday, building on accumulating losses since the new year. Much of those losses can be attributed to the growing tensions from Ukraine. When the United States and Britain both began withdrawing their embassy staff from Kyiv over the weekend, tensions mounted. Canada […]
Dear editor, Since moving to town in 2015, I have tried to get more involved in the community. I have enjoyed working with people who have common goals such as the Canada Day Committee, Senior Centre, the Rainy River District Festival of the Arts, the Fort Frances Little Theatre and […]
Dear editor: I was reading a CBC news article about a man from Guelph, Ontario, Mohsin Abbas, who immigrated to Canada in early 2000. Mr. Abbas said that “Canada ‘saved’ him, and he wanted to say ‘Thank you’. His story of coming to Canada as an asylum seeker is an […]
The 2021 Senior Of The Year was announced Monday, January 24. This year’s well deserved recipient is Gayle Hyatt. Gayle was completely shocked when she was honoured with this award. Due to Covid restrictions the presenting of the award was given outside the Emo Municipality office. Mayor Harold McQuaker was […]
It seems that we either have -35 or snow these days. Neither of which most of us enjoy. I have my hopes up that once we get through this cold snap it will be clear sailing to spring. The best part of the -35 days is the sunshine, provided there […]
On January 15, 2022, Isaac Janzen went home to be with his Saviour at the age of 70 years, seven months, 25 days. He was born on May 21, 1951, in the Stanley Township of Manitoba to Wilhelm and Agatha (Martens) Janzen. In his growing up years, they traveled back […]
