Peggy Revell Local residents had the chance to see those hoping to represent Thunder Bay-Rainy River do some verbal sparring at the all-candidates’ forum hosted by the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce last night at the Civic Centre. And while each candidate said afterwards that the debate went well, the […]
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Paige Desmond “When we went into care, my dad fought for us,” explained Christine. “My mom had schizophrenia,” she continued, describing how she and her four siblings ended up in the care of Family and Children’s Services here. In 1991, when Christine was four, her mom got sick and as […]
Duane Hicks Following up a public information session last Wednesday evening to gauge interest in a second condominium building here, it’s now up to potential buyers to let economic development officer Geoff Gillon know what they want out of any potential development. “I think the evening went very well. A […]
Duane Hicks The Rainy River Future Development Corp. has a new videoconferencing unit installed and ready to go, enabling it to bring business training to the district easier than ever before. The unit, provided by the Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre, allows the RRFDC to provide various types of business training […]
Peggy Revell Incumbent Liberal Ken Boshcoff wants his constituents to know he has given his heart and soul to his job as Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP since first being elected to Parliament back in June, 2004. “24/7/362” is what his work ethic is, he said, and one of the biggest […]
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,” […]
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 […]
