Sometimes success creates failure. Here in Fort Frances, as more people have turned to filling blue boxes, the volume of garbage at the landfill site declined. Revenue, in turn, declined. In order to maintain the site, Fort Frances has had to increase tipping fees. The success of the blue box […]
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Since this is one of my two final columns for 2013, I would like offer a bit of a recap of the last year. I say this despite the fact that several important issues developed this past week. So before getting into the year in review, I want you to […]
They said she had “no talent.” And the attractive 15-year-old must have been crushed. Since a young child, she had been star-struck. But growing up poor, she had little opportunity to try out her chosen career. Then, when she was in her early teens, her widowed mother scraped together enough […]
The Chrysler Foundation has teamed up with 4-H Canada to sponsor 100 scholarships valued at $1,000 each for 4-H members across Canada. 4-H scholarships provide opportunities for Canadian youth to further their education and expand their knowledge in support of the agriculture industry. Members also have opportunities to travel nationally […]
Doesn’t seem to matter what it is you consume or participate in. Sooner or later some study someplace will prove it’ll kill you. Milk, for example, is great for you. Lots of calcium for strong teeth and bones. Well, apparently not, according to a recent report causes brittle bones. Skim […]
I miss Nelson Mandela. I can feel the shift as if his very presence on Earth, the simple fact that he was breathing, kept us safer. I felt the air go out of me, felt my insides collapse, when I heard the news of his death—despite his death being imminent […]
Winter weather wreaking havoc on roads across Northwestern Ontario is nothing new, but complaints have skyrocketed since the province contracted out highway maintenance to a private company. The situation has been so bad this winter that Iron Range Bus Lines—citing safety concerns—is refusing to travel on Highway 502, which is […]
Edward James Campbell, 92, passed peacefully away on Friday, Dec. 13, 2013 while in La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was predeceased by his wife, Marie Campbell (nee Lyons); parents, Walter and Christine Campbell (nee Carpenter); sister, Mabel and husband, Albert Hollander; sister, Debbie and husband, Peter Penner; […]
Charles Truelove, 72, of Winnipeg, Man., passed away Monday, Dec. 9, 2013 at the Health Sciences Centre with family at his side. Charles was born Aug. 20, 1941 in Fort Frances, Ont. to the late Robert and Sadie Truelove. He attended school in La Vallee, Ont. and moved to Winnipeg […]
Glenn Westover, 87, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. Glenn was born in Fort Frances on Sept. 24, 1926 to Milton and Ida Westover (nee Abbott). He attended school in Barwick, Ont., where he lived until 1948, when he moved to Fort Frances. It […]
Jean Anderson, 85, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Dec. 16, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. She was born March 12, 1928 in Manitou Rapids First Nation to Leonard and Margaret Wilson. She worked various jobs over the years, retiring as a bus driver. She […]
Gisel Marie McCarthy, 60, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Gisel was born Dec. 20, 1952 in Fort Frances. At a very young age, she moved, with her parents and siblings, to Atikokan, Ont. Gisel met and married […]
