A couple of weeks ago, I was lucky enough to get to use my deer tag on a small eight-point buck not too far from my house. The beauty of living out-of-town like we do is that we pretty much can step out the door of our house and start […]
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Most years I’m finished at the Emo Agricultural Research Station by Dec. 1, but that isn’t the case this year as I still have to finish my forage data. I think the fact that the building is not overly warm will make me work harder to complete it! I debated […]
This past week, Auditor General Michael Ferguson released his fall report and found that the Harper Conservatives are failing a number of Canadians, including veterans and people who are living in remote and northern Canada. Even worse was the Conservative government’s response. In his study of certain programs delivered to […]
A lot of things have changed in the more than 20 years since I have been writing this column, but none has been more earth-shattering for me than the demise of paper. Early on, I had to print out multiple copies of each column (on paper) and stuff envelopes, including […]
The new Fort Frances council for 2014-18 only was sworn in Monday evening but, as Mayor Roy Avis correctly observed, it will have to hit the ground running. Fortunately, with five returning faces to the table, that shouldn’t present much of a problem. And clearly the community has faith that […]
Dear editor: The message that was conveyed in the Fort Frances Times last Wednesday (Nov. 25) is full of misleading facts. Yes, facts, because Resolute used some truth to make themselves into the good guys. Their perception of themselves is not commonly shared by many. We still view them as […]
Dear editor: I am writing to you on behalf of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. This week, voting resumed for Knox United Church in Fort Frances to get to the next level of funding in the Aviva Community Fund Challenge. The festival has had a wonderful […]
Dear editor: TransCanada’s promotions sing the praises of Energy East and oil, creating jobs and prosperity. The sugary words and smiling faces hide the costs. Energy East will permit a doubling of oil production in the tar sands by 2020. We must oppose this massive increase. Existing pipelines can do […]
Dorleen “Dot” Toffan, 86, passed away on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Dorleen’s parents, Jane (Broughton) and Duncan Hughes, left England in 1919 as newlyweds aboard the Orduna to begin a new life in Canada. Dorleen, one of eight children, was born on […]
Anna van Leeuwen (nee Wiersema) passed away peacefully on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014 at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Man. following a long, courageous battle with cancer. Anna is survived by her children, Tom (Liz), Annette (Dave), Florence (Guy), Joyce, and Jim; grandchildren, Erin, Jason, Joyce, Laura, Tristan, Kaitlin, […]
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Diane Patricia Kirk, 57, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, with her family by her side, at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. Diny was born March 8, 1957 in Fort Frances to […]
It is with heavy hearts and great sorrow that the family of Gerald Alfred Brown announces his peaceful passing on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Gerald was born July 1, 1920 in Stratton, Ont. to Alfred and Clara Brown. He attended Pattullo #6 […]
