Hats off to the students at Robert Moore who pushed to start up a Gay-Straight Alliance club at their school—and kudos to administration for allowing it to happen. Given the backlash over the recently-revamped sex education curriculum in Ontario schools, no doubt some parents (and others) would oppose such a […]
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Dear Mike: Every time we drive by the “blah” sign on the eastern edge of Fort Frances, it just makes us wonder. It is a very plain huge white billboard which says in boring black and green: “Fort Frances Boundless.” Way down in the corner there is a tiny “green” […]
Dear editor: Senator Lynn Beyak from Dryden sits on the committee studying C-51, the new law on national security. While fellow senators like Grant Mitchell and Mobina Jaffer are asking to fix the faults in C-51, Ms. Beyak is silent. She said her constituents are concerned that “the rights of […]
Sadly, Barb Cousineau (Forrester) passed away Monday, May 4, 2015 at the Peter D. Clark LTC in Ottawa, Ont. She was born Jan. 17, 1948. Barb originally moved to Fort Frances, Ont. in 1969, where she began her teaching career with the Rainy River School Board and taught until she […]
The family of Joseph Willie is very sad to announce his passing on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at his residence in Mine Centre, Ont. Joseph was born Nov. 1, 1944 in Mine Centre to the late Eckley and Mary Willie. He had a deep love for his family, especially his […]
Muriel Ross, one of the last grand dames from the East End of Fort Frances, has passed away at 90 years of age at the Queensway Carleton Hospital in Ottawa, Ont., with her family by her side, on Saturday, May 23, 2015. Muriel was born on a farm near Stratton, […]
The family of Joseph Willie is very sad to announce his passing on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at his residence in Mine Centre Ont. A funeral wake will be held Tuesday, May 26, 2015 beginning at 3:30 p.m. at the Seine River First Nation gymnasium A traditional burial ceremony will […]
Maxine Ann Ramier, 85, passed away suddenly on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Victoria General Hospital in Winnipeg, Man. Maxine was born March 9, 1930 in Devils Lake, N.D. to Gertrude and Alphonse Pare. She went to a small schoolhouse in Minko, travelling by horseback from her farm every day […]
Since the moment I made the decision to buy my sailboat, I’ve dwelt a lot on what defines me as I sought out a name for it. I’ve brainstormed names, picked one, then another, and second-guessed them all. It’s been nearly a daily think-tank for three-and-a-half months. However, I’ve made […]
After a disappointing start to the FLW Tour season, things finally clicked for me last week at Lake Eufaula in Alabama, where I collected my first-ever top 10 finish in an FLW Tour event. After holding down fourth spot following days two and three, I slipped to fifth place on […]
