By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

By Jack Elliott
Contributor

By Gary Sliworsky
OMAFRA Rep.

By Al Lowe
Contributor

Last week the Legislative Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs announced its schedule for pre-budget consultations. There were no stops in Northwestern Ontario on that schedule. In fact the closest ‘northern’ site for consultations was in Timmins, which is more than ten hours away from our region by car.

Carl Schubring, a former editor of the Fort Frances Times, jokingly told me the following story.

Are you as sick of winter as I am?
Early last week I was looking at the extended forecast. A storm was no where to be found in the forecast at that point.

Editor's Note: Paul Elliott is a former Rainy River resident and former RRHS teacher.

News Release
OSSTF/FEESO

By Gill Stamler
RR Hosp. Aux.

On March 5th, there were 11 members present and the meeting opened with the Auxiliary prayer.
The minutes of the last meeting were read by Carolee Hogue.

By Walter Wagner
President

I am having trouble adjusting to Daylight savings time.