How difficult is it to do business across Canada? If you are a corporation doing business across the country, you are faced with a variety of barriers with regards to provincial taxes, different provincial regulations regarding employment standards, different regulations regarding employment qualifications, and even problems moving parts between provinces […]
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Well, we certainly had a “smokin’ hot” fall fair in Emo this year! And I’m not just referring to the extreme temperatures, either, as the cattle show was awesome (I think the cattle were too hot to misbehave). The annual 4-H show featured 10 beautiful heifers and 25 top-notch steers! […]
Someone asked me the other day why I write. The question wasn’t posed as a challenge but rather as curiosity. And, of course, the same can be asked of why do we read, why do we act in plays, why do we sing, why do we sculpt or paint? Whether […]
I have so much to write about and yet I don’t know where to begin. How do I priorize four weeks of great summer adventures and memories? How do I pick which life byte gets the top spot in this space? My writing cup runneth over. Above all else, I […]
When most folks think of all the great fisheries that we have here in Northwestern Ontario, it’s the big lakes that usually come to mind first. Lake of the Woods, Rainy Lake, and Lac Seul all are great bodies of water with a variety of great fishing opportunities. Of course, […]
From the Stewardship Youth Rangers
The Stewardship Youth Rangers in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s summer program continue to have a busy and productive summer. Last week, we visited the ministry’s Aviation Forest Fire Emergency Services’ forward attack base at Vedette Lake, north of Fort Frances. We learned about the training and fitness […]
(This column was first published 24 years ago. The second “This Side of 60” column ever written). I still remember, after all those years away, going back to Daddy’s grave in upstate New York. And how I dreaded it. How could the fun-loving kind Daddy of my childhood lie beneath […]
The focus certainly has been on the athletic achievements of local and former residents of late—highlighted by Saturday night’s inaugural induction banquet for the new Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame and, of course, “Duncan Keith Day” back on Aug. 1. But the recent efforts of local young people—far from […]
Rilla RaceChapple Heritage Committee Dear sir: Two weeks ago, Chapple Heritage and Chapple Recreation held a 100-year commemorative picnic at the waterfront park in Barwick. One of the press questions asked of me was, “Was there anyone there that was important or that was not expected.” My answer at the […]
John Thorgrimson Dear editor: We who live in Fort Frances are so lucky to have a new highway going west. We can go the designated 90 clicks on a smooth surface. Then we come to the CNR’s crossing and you had better grab that steering wheel with both hands. The […]
Wendy McLean Dear editor: The Gingrich family from Mine Centre moved their business, Gingrich Woodcrafts Inc., from Mine Centre to the Municipality of La Vallee, increasing their staff from 10 to approximately 30. With the economic downturn in Rainy River District and Fort Frances mill closure, the business has sustained […]
It is with great sorrow that the family of Margaret Anne (“Annie”) Hall announces she passed peacefully on Thursday, July 30, 2015. Annie was born Dec. 4, 1921 in Kennedy, Sask. to John and Margaret Eldridge. Annie moved to Scotland with her mother, Margaret, and brothers at the age of […]
