It is with great sadness in their hearts that the family of Dennis “Spig” Perreault announces his passing on Monday, Nov. 25, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Dennis was born Feb. 13, 1946 to George and Teresa Perreault. On Nov. 5, 1966, Dennis married his […]
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The town is taking a proactive approach to our current economic woes by hiring Twist Marketing of Calgary to help establish a unified brand across Fort Frances. Notwithstanding that it is almost 2014 and we’re only now getting around to finding a “brand,” any effort to move our community forward […]
Dear editor: In response to the so-called victorious win of our township council in getting the provincial government to “allow” us, the ratepayers and residents of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls, to pick up the financial losses of Caliper Lake Provincial Park for the foreseeable future. The council voted to run this […]
Do you fist bump or shake someone’s hand when you meet them. In sports, you often see players bumping each other’s hands with a closed fist on a successful play or goal. They are not getting ready to fight. Michelle and Barack Obama bumped fists in Minneapolis and now regularly […]
It’s November. And where I am (which is not where you are, I realize), it is warm and quiet outside. The leaves, for the most part, have fallen from the trees and are resting on the forest floor while transforming themselves into something else. The leaves in October have a […]
I don’t know what it is lately but I’m craving an old-fashioned life. Maybe it’s the rabbit race and pace of working so much in order to make ends meet that is the red flag for me. Perhaps it’s the impending materialistic-driven holiday season, and my sense of not wanting […]
On Nov. 19, I introduced Bill 132, an amendment to the Energy Consumer Protection Act, which would ban private, fixed-rate electricity contracts for residential customers. This bill, which now has passed second reading, was the culmination of years of work, both as a constituency assistant and as your MPP. We […]
My fishing buddies, Jamie Bruce and Sean McAughey, are about as hard-core as it gets for getting out on the water or on the ice. They don’t let weather conditions stop them and every free day they have, they find someplace to wet a line. In fact, they’ve been on […]
The questions of life seemingly forever outnumber the answers. So, instead of coming with all the answers (because, in his own words, wrestling legend “Rowdy” Roddy Piper would just change the questions, anyway), I decided to pose a compendium of inquiries—both serious and tongue-in-cheek—about local sports topics for you, the […]
Monday marked one month until Santa arrives! I wish I could say I was all ready for his arrival. I did start my outdoor lights but like many others, you put the lights away working and they magically don’t work as I pull them out of my numerous Rubbermaid containers. […]
Last week, new documents related to the Senate scandal were released to the public—and they paint a picture of a well-organized scheme involving many individuals working for or appointed by Stephen Harper. They also appear to contradict much of what the prime minister has said he knew and when he […]
Farmers tend to put succession planning off until “tomorrow.” Maybe it’s the fear of dealing with the unknown or the fear of being “put out to pasture.” Or perhaps the fear of facing the loss of a business they created. Two options exist for every farm business owner—either the succession […]
