Given the rash of thefts here of late, the OPP once again has been pushing its “Lock it or lose it” public awareness campaign to remind people to protect their property. “Use it or lose it” is another adage district residents should take to heart; particularly in the case when […]
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With job creation stalled, consumer credit and spending maxed out, and housing prices set for an adjustment or outright crash, Canada’s economy is sputtering mightily under the negligent watch of the Harper government. It may sound odd but it’s true that Canada’s economy has been on “full sputter” over the […]
Well, I’m sure everyone was back to wearing long pants and sleeves on Monday morning! What more can we expect–the polar vortex is still hanging around! I know we often joke about living in Northwestern Ontario, and having the heat and air conditioning on all in one day, but that […]
I was looking at a magazine in a waiting room the other day. I should preface this tale with the fact I’m not a particularly good waiting room-type person. If I was a student of waiting, I would require remedial assistance, with no awards of any kind in my future—not […]
Travelling through Europe this past spring, I was amazed at the number of small book stores that were found in the centre of the cities we visited. I couldn’t help but wonder why in Europe, small book stores could be so successful. Yet here in Canada, we seem to see […]
Born in 1926, Joseph Levitch had dreams of a career in show business. It seemed a reasonable goal since he had begun performing as a five-year-old, singing “Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?” Joseph’s dream was so strong that he quit high school at age 15 to try his luck […]
Dear editor: I just came back from cooking for a week at Sunny Cove for the Northern Echo Bible Camp and wanted to extend my gratitude to the Town of Fort Frances for purchasing a new cook stove and new fridge. I also would like to say a big thank […]
Dear editor: Many gathered in Lac Mégantic on July 6—a year to the day when 47 people lost their lives when rail oil tanker cars exploded. As residents remembered the loss of lives, and the destruction of a large section of the town, the clean-up of six million litres of […]
Here’s the thing. I could tell you the fact that I don’t write a column every week is because I’ve been so busy with other things that I have no time for plunking out my chronicles on a keyboard. But if I took that stance, my nose would grow like […]
Nothing cranks up a senior like finding one or several bargains. This is particularly true when on a road trip. Recently, we hauled the gene pool back over a couple thousand clicks and had our bargain-hunting antennae set to super sensitive. The first order of business was fuelling up. Just […]
Hello and boozhoo from the 2014 Stewardship Youth Rangers of Fort Frances District! We are eight high school students (Hailey Beaudry, Caleigh Payne, Cameron Jolicoeur, Matt Berube, Mitchell Jones-Foy, James Gesic, Ashtyn Dokuchie, and Jenny Hammond) who are very excited to be participating in this Ministry of Natural Resources and […]
I was wondering the other day if by living in a simpler time, in a remote area of the province, our quality of life and lifestyle was greatly improved over today. Back in the 1960s when I was in high school, almost everyone had an after-school job that often carried […]
