Dear editor: As a senior citizen of Fort Frances and a regular user of the senior centre, I would like to comment re: the proposed policies that some of the board members are trying to introduce. I have attended the meetings lately and read the proposed policies. It is time […]
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To the editor: As many of us enjoyed the May long weekend, I’ve been thinking about the relationship between Couchiching First Nation and the Town of Fort Frances. Four years ago, our community put a toll booth on the two-chain shore allowance (or thereabouts) portion of Highway 11, within what […]
The 24th-annual Sturgeon Bay Open bass tournament took place this past weekend in eastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan and it was well-attended by Sunset Country anglers. A big event much like the KBI and FFCBC, the Sturgeon Bay Open attracts teams from across the U.S. Midwest and Canada because of […]
Wow, we are now past the middle of May and I still haven’t made a pass on the land (and yes, it is driving me crazy!) I stopped in at the Emo Agricultural Research Station over the weekend and we were getting close–only to have it rain again, which will […]
We’re all in the same canoe and we all have to paddle in the same direction to get anywhere. It’s nothing new, of course—that’s always been the case. But given Resolute Forest Products’ recent decision to permanently close its mill in Fort Frances, clearly the metaphor has taken on a […]
Everyone likes soup. Right? Well, not everyone, it turns out, but I’ll get to that later. Personally, I love a bowl of soup on a cold, rainy day—soup that gets into your cells and warms you up from the inside out. But not all soups. Oh my, no. There are […]
I protested almost a year ago, on May 25, 2013. And I plan to protest again this year. I had made my placards, laminated them in case of rain, and stood with more than 500 others clad in raincoats, holding umbrellas, or wrapped in plastic under the threatening sky. I […]
Just when I decided I had nothing to write about this week, a chipmunk got into my basement. I stood in the doorway of the porch in my housecoat, with my coffee cup in hand, and scowled at the rain pitching down on my soon-to-be growing too fast lawn. I […]
Last week, Resolute Forest Products announced the permanent closure of its Fort Frances paper mill. It’s a bitter pill to swallow for workers, their families, and everyone in the community. First and foremost, my heart goes to the 700-plus workers and their families who have lost their livelihoods since 2012. […]
Although it certainly doesn’t happen every day, if you fish enough, chances are you’ll eventually catch a tagged fish. The tags—typically small yellow plastic pieces that are attached to the dorsal fin area of the fish—are used by natural resource agencies to measure the health and age structure of a […]
