About two weeks ago, I wrote about a new information-sharing initiative between Canada and the U.S., the “Entry/Exit Initiative of the Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness Action Plan,” which will allow both governments to track border crossings between our countries in “real time” and share that information with one other. […]
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The provincial election will be held June 12 but the advance polls already are open and voting is underway. As I watch the campaign unfold, I’m struck by how mean-spirited it has become among the three party leaders. Integrity and honesty seem to have been forgotten, and many of the […]
I doubt very much if there is a mother on Earth who doesn’t think from time to time, if not regularly, that she could have done a better job at parenting. I know I wish I had done better. After spending time with my four daughters and celebrating the wonder […]
He’d been hinting at it for about a week; edging ever closer to what I’d hoped would be the ultimate question and result in the day I’ve been waiting for since the smooth-talking outdoorsman first put a minnow on my fishing hook. “I was thinking about going trout fishing this […]
Since we’re finally ice-free across Sunset Country, anglers are able to get out in the boat to catch some fish. After a long winter, it’s a welcome activity for many of us. Since I’ve been on the road for most of the past month, I’ve not been fishing much around […]
Well, once again I’m going to complain about our weather! Why is it that we seem to only have extremes here in Rainy River District? As in extremely cold, extremely hot, or extremely wet! I personally have no complaints about the hot part; I absolutely loved last week. I’m not […]
The year was 1970–44 years ago–and the ideas were new and mostly unfamiliar. I remember well how much I didn’t want to hear them. But by that time, I believed them anyway. In “Future Shock,” Alvin Toffler proclaimed that the only constant in the future would be change. Our friend, […]
Dear editor: Ontario’s agriculture sector has become a cornerstone of the province’s economy. The Christian Farmers’ Federation of Ontario believes that, with the right business climate in place, the farm and food sector can grow its contribution to the economy and society. A number of factors are limiting Ontario’s farm […]
Dear editor: Sarah Campbell, NDP candidate for Kenora-Rainy River, likes to protest. She likes to stand on the sidewalk, wave her sign, and be seen doing it. But at the recent NOMA meeting, she sat on her hands. Did nothing. Said nothing. Northwestern Ontario deserves better and needs better, desperately. […]
Dear editor: Maybe they should also remove Frances from the town’s name and just call it “the Fort.” Remove all and any reference to historical figures. Tear down the courthouse and the old library. Call Robert Moore School “the school.” Whatever you do, always give in. (Signed) Robert Berg Mendoza, […]
On March 30, 1935, Jean was born to Wes and Ida Ogden on the farm south of Emo in Lash Township, Ont. She lived her life in Emo until her passing on May 28, 2014 at the age of 79. Jean was the third of six children. She will be […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Albert Weir announces his passing on Friday, May 30, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born June 18, 1923 in County Armagh, Northern Ireland to William and Sarah Weir. When Albert was three years old, […]
