Columns

By Gary Sliworsky
OMAFRA Rep.

By Al Lowe
Contributor

Anyone who is around the water at all knows the Kingfisher. He seems to be just about everywhere where there are fish.

There was an interesting article that came across the wire service last week. It found that young people were more likely to text one another than to call them. Texting has become the new way of communicating.
Bell Canada used to have pay phones throughout the community and anywhere you travelled you would see a pay phone. Today those phones have all but disappeared.
I found it rather difficult to understand that the letters on a phone were more appreciated than a phone call and that young people preferred to communicate that way. I guess I am not alone.

As we near the end of August many of the usual ‘end of summer’ traditions are starting to take place. Parents are completing their back to school shopping, university and college students are preparing to head to their schools and everyone is looking towards Labour Day - the last long weekend of the summer. For many tourism-related businesses in our riding, this time of year is also when they start to take stock of how their peak season has gone and how this will affect their bottom line.

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

By Al Lowe
Contributor

Over the last week or two I’ve felt both great pride and great disappointment in the work of others. I remain extremely proud of the efforts of our local event organizers and the region’s amateur athletes, but disappointed by the continuing misadventures of the Harper government in Ottawa.

I really like the new Fort Frances Public Library. It is bright and airy and a welcoming place to be. I can sit down with a book off the shelf and begin reading. If after one or two pages, and I find that I am not enjoying the writer, I can return it to the shelf and begin the search for another book.
If I am going to be late in returning the book, I can go on line and extend the lending time. I can borrow books, movies, and music. I can reserve books for the future from home or at the library for future reading. Technology has made that all possible.

By Michael Dawber
Assistant Librarian

Kids and parents can continue to enjoy free programs this August at the Rainy River Public Library!

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru