Paige Desmond Local Green Party candidate Russ Aegard isn’t in it for the money or the prestige—the motivation behind his run for MP for Thunder Bay-Rainy River doesn’t have much to do with self-interest at all. “One of the reasons I want to be MP is for my daughter, actually,” […]
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Jessica George Teacher, radio talk show host, small business owner, a man learned in mediation and dispute resolution techniques. And now—politician. Many things in John Rafferty’s life have led up to this point. Working on his first campaign when he was 14, the local NDP candidate was hooked on the […]
Duane Hicks While harbouring a keen interest in politics for decades, local Conservative candidate Richard Neumann is no “career politician”—and he feels that’s one of his strengths going into the Oct. 14 election. “If anything, I’m an example of the fact that if somebody wants to become involved in the […]
Duane Hicks Local Government Week, an initiative aimed at enabling Ontario’s youth and other citizens to learn about local government and become more informed and engaged members of the community, is coming up Oct. 19-25. Not so much a new event, Fort Frances clerk Glenn Treftlin noted Friday that Local […]
Peggy Revell After almost 80 years of serving as a hub for the local Ukrainian community, there’s a “For Sale” sign at the Ukrainian Literary Society Hall. The hall was a community centre for the Ukrainian residents in Fort Frances, noted Metro Badiuk, who was president of the society from […]
Peggy Revell Deputy Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff flew into Fort Frances early this morning as part of a “whistle stop” tour of the area. “You know Ken from around here, but you may not know him in Ottawa,” Ignatieff remarked about Liberal MP Ken Boshcoff, who’s seeking re-election Oct. 14 […]
Duane Hicks Those who waited to buy tickets for Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s “Oktoberfest” party this Saturday are out of luck as the event sold out as of yesterday morning. But the good news is organizers will see a full house of 200-plus out for the fundraiser at the […]
Staff The four candidates vying to capture Thunder Bay-Rainy River in the Oct. 14 election will be in town tomorrow night for an all-candidates’ forum hosted by the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce. It will begin at 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre. Because there will be no televised coverage […]
Duane Hicks The town’s “Citizen of the Year” selection committee is asking the public to start thinking about individuals who have made a difference in our community and nominate them for the award, which is being given out for the 21st time this year. Anyone who has done an outstanding […]
Duane Hicks The “Building for the Future” fundraising campaign’s “Drive for 35” phone blitz headed into its final day today with only $9,000 to go after seeing pledges totalling $7,000 yesterday. Campaign chair Mark Kowalchuk said this morning they’ve now reached $741,000—moving ever closer to the campaign goal of $750,000. […]
Staff Changes in the high school have some students a little confused. The school has went to a “flip” timetable, where classes come in a different order each week. I tracked down five students on their way to lunch and asked their opinion on the new timetable format. Last week […]
Duane Hicks The “Building for the Future” fundraising campaign’s “Drive for 35” phone blitz got off to a good start yesterday, having raised $9,000 of the final $35,000 needed to meet its $750,000 goal. Campaign chair Mark Kowalchuk said this morning that thanks to the generosity of area residents, they’ve […]
