August 6, 2014 - The Westend Weekly

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The Westend Weekly
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Box 66, 303 Fifth St., Rainy River, ON P0W 1L0 Ph. 807-852-3815, Fax. 807-852-1863, Email. [email protected] Vol. 22, No. 17 Wednesday, August 6, 2014
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Tourist for a day
Service with a smile! Kelsi serves a Canadian tradition – coffee at Tim Horton’s.
The beginning of my “Tourist for a Day” excursion.
Denise and Kevin Fossen from Blackduck, Minnesota
walked across the border to see Canada and check out the
Fort Frances Museum.
Welcome to Canada!
I did it!!! (Sorry, so excited to get to the top and nervous
about venturing back down that I didn’t take any additional
pictures of the view from the top.)
this
summer
By: Teresa Hazel
good start would be Tim Hor“Earlier today, they had the re-opened
through a lease arrangement
What is there to do on the
ton’s, which has become a English toffee and Tim Bits”.
August long weekend in Fort
Canadian tradition of sorts.
I go with my regular coffee with the Town of Fort Frances
Frances? Call a friend?
Kelsi is our pleasant server at with cream and now in hind- and the Province of Ontario.
“Hey, do you want to hang
the counter. “We have lots of sight I’m thinking I should The Ministry of Tourism operaround with me today and be
Americans through asking have had an English toffee ated the centre for many years
tourists for a day?”
what to have because they’ve with Tim Bits to get the true before closing it and many others across Ontario a few years
“Sure”, she replies. “Where
never seen a Tim Horton’s be- tourist vibe.
do we start?”
fore”, she explains.
On we go to the Tourist In- ago, citing a decline in usage.
As we drive there, we are
Good question. We decided a
So, what do they have?
formation Centre that has been
hoping its open on the August
holiday. It is!
We walk in the front doors
and find a variety of brochures
and information about Fort
Frances and the surrounding
region, as well as Go Local
buttons and Canadian flags.
We then go inside and speak
with summer student, Caitlin
Hogan who was hired in May
and has been in the building
since June.
What’s it like working at the
Tourist Information Centre?
“I’ve met a lot of interesting
people”, smiles Hogan.
Where are they from?
“I’ve met people from Germany, France, and Australia.
Lots of Americans. People
from Texas are funny”, she
adds.
“We were so busy in June
and the beginning of July”, she
notes about the people still
coming to check out Tourist
bureaus. There is a guest book
for people to sign in.
Ok, so where do you tell peoThe tiny Acadian Hairstreak butterfly is a regular (but hard-to-spot!) visitor to the
ple to go in Fort Frances?
Rainy River District. This one was photographed July 17, 2014, near Burriss.
“To Rainy Lake Sports for
Photo by Michael Dawber, Emo
Will she take the Climb? 100 foot tower – 115 steps to the
top.
Photographers’ showcase
Caitlin Hogan was a great ambassador for the Town of Fort
Frances at the Tourist Information Centre. My friend Lori
McLean signs the guest book.
Bill and Marie Whiting of Emo came down to the Sorting
Gap Marina to view the Lookout Tower and the Hallett with
their relatives Sharon and Ken Whiting who were visiting
from Tisdale, Saskatchewan.
to the tourist attractions in Fort
fishing licences”.
Check. We were already plan- Frances.
“People ask what our main inning to go there.
“People want to have pickerel dustry is”, smiles Hogan who
(walleye) while they are here tells them that historically it
so I send them to the Fish and was logging although we are in
a state of uncertainty with the
Chips place on Scott Street”.
Ok. We’ll have to see if it’s closure of the paper mill and
Kraft mill.
open today.
Hogan adds that tourists are
The Lookout Tower and the
Hallett are two other attractions interested in the native culture
in Fort Frances that Hogan although many feel that the
mounds located at the Kaypoints out to tourists.
We are going there for sure. Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical
Ok, here’s the scoop. This re- Centre north of Stratton are a
porter is afraid of heights. bit far or out of their way. (ReSince a little kid, it has been a porter’s note: Still a great place
goal of mine to climb the tower. to check out if you have the
I tried once before and got to time.)
As we are leaving, we meet a
the first platform and had to
come back down. “Today is the couple from Blackduck, Minday”, I explain to Hogan. “I’m nesota who were visiting famgoing to face my fear”. (Stay ily in International Falls. They
have walked across the border
tuned)
“I also suggest they have to to see Canada although were
have lunch at the Harbourage”, somewhat disappointed that it
adds Hogan. This restaurant is was a civic holiday and many
located along the La Verendrye of the stores within walking
Parkway with a beautiful view distance were closed. Fortuof Rainy Lake. And, it’s right nately, the Fort Frances Munext door to Rainy Lake Sports. seum was open, which was one
Where are the tourists head- of the places they were hoping
ing when they come to Fort to visit.
Frances?
Tourists also want to drive
“They are mostly going fish- over the Causeway, which
ing”, replies Hogan. “They Hogan warns them is currently
need directions to Kenora, under construction so to preSioux Narrows or Highway pare for some possible delays.
502”.
After checking to see if
Hogan also meets many Betty’s or Northwoods was
tourists who are first-timers to open on this holiday Monday
Canada.
and snapping a pic of the cou“Some people are visiting In- ple from Blackduck heading
ternational Falls and decide to into the Museum, we carry on
walk across the border to see to the Sorting Gap Marina to
Canada”, explains Hogan about check out the attractions.
Bill and Marie Whiting from
the variety of visitors she gets.
“I send them downtown to the Emo are hosting relatives from
Museum, Northwoods, and Tisdale, Saskatchewan and
Betty’s. They would like to see brought them down to Sorting
other places too but it’s difficult Gap to see the Hallett and the
because they are walking”.
Tower. The charge to tour the
We discuss the idea of possi- boat and climb the tower is a
bly having a golf cart-type toonie for each attraction.
shuttle so visitors on foot could
Courageously, I walk in and
check out the waterfront and buy tickets for both attractions
for my friend and me. As we
travel a little further.
Hogan adds that people are walk toward the tower, I am
looking for places to pick blue- starting to lose confidence. It is
berries and there are many re- my lifelong friend, Lori, who
quests from people looking to encourages me. “You can do it
see the waterfalls located by the Teresa”. After reaching the first
hydro dam. We all agree that platform, I attempt to turn back
these would be good additions
Continued on page 5
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From the house submitted by John Rafferty M.P.
There is a deeply tragic series
of events that has led to economic exclusion and physical
endangerment of the people of
the Grassy Narrows and
Wabaseemoong First Nations
on their own territory. It is
completely unacceptable and
the fault for this lies exclusively with the Crown.
As we all know, relations between the Crown and First Nations have been unnecessarily
complicated and disrespectful
since colonizers from Britain
and France first arrived in this
territory hundreds of years ago.
The people of Canada are not
alone in these struggles as they
exist everywhere that expansionist colonies were established around the world, but we
have all the means necessary
here to start the process to
make things right for those who
have shared their territory,
fought alongside the Crown in
mutual defense, and who share
a very intertwined and hopefully healthy, peaceful and
prosperous future with those
whose ancestors arrived after
them from abroad.
Unfortunately, the circumstances surrounding the territorial rights and health concerns
of the Grassy Narrows and
are a stark and sad example of
all that is wrong with the current relationship between the
Crown and Canada’s First Nations. The two dominant issues
in this particular case, territorial
rights and the physical health of
the people of the Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong First
Nations are both related and
extremely serious.
The more immediate issue of
the physical health of the people in these affected First Nations is one that is different
from other similar situations
across Canada. To summarize
this urgent health matter in this
short space; the people of the
Grassy
Narrows
and
have suffered for years from
Minamata disease caused by
the contamination of their traditional territories with mercury from forestry operations
in Dryden during the 1960’s,
the provincial and federal governments have known this for
some time thanks to reports
that they have commissioned
and others they have read, and
both governments – representing the Crown – have done little to nothing to assist these
residents, end the mercury contamination and poisoning, or
prevent such a catastrophe
from occurring in the future.
In a 2010 report entitled
“Mercury Pollution in First Nations Groups in Ontario,
Canada: 35 years of Canadian
Minamata
Disease,”
researchers examined the health
of 160 adults from Grassy Narrows
and
nearby
Wabaseemoong First Nations.
The research found that "33.7
per cent [54 people] of the target group would be diagnosed
as Minamata Disease patients,"
and that "a total of 58.7 per cent
[94 people] was affected by
mercury." In short, the people
of Grassy Narrows and
are the innocent victims of bad
corporate behaviour tolerated
by an indifferent Crown which
first failed in its obligation to
protect, and is now failing in
obligation to redress.
What could possibly make
this situation worse for the people of Grassy Narrows and
Wabaseemoong First Nations?
The answer is the exact same
scenario playing out, again,
today. Just last week the
Supreme Court of Canada ruled
that the Province of Ontario,
representing the Crown, has exclusive jurisdiction over the
logging and forestry rights of
much of the land that is occupied and territorially belongs to
these First Nations. The only
protection for these people is
the caveat that if this ruling results in the loss of their meaningful right to hunt, fish or trap
in relation to these territories
then a potential action for treaty
infringement will arise.
Unfortunately, as a result of
this Supreme Court ruling the
same exact scenario must play
out today if there is ever to be
change – Crown approved industrial activity and contamination, the poisoning of a
population, and loss of traditional way of life. This is a
morally reprehensible and unjust ruling and situation for the
people of these First Nations.
In closing, we must remember a few important facts. It
was the Crown that allowed industrial activity to go
unchecked in Dryden, which
lead to the mercury contamination, and the Crown that ignored the large scale Minamata
poisoning of the people of the
Grassy
Narrows
and
Wabaseemoong First Nations.
It’s also been the Crown that
has done nothing meaningful to
assist those who are suffering,
the Crown that is now set to
allow new logging on the territory of these First Nations, and
rest assured it will be the
Crown that will bear all responsibility if this shameful cycle
repeats itself again.
Legion Chat by Walter Wagner, Major Hughes Br. 54 president
I want to acknowledge our
volunteers this week. Good
work at Walter Sandmoens’
service to the Honour GuardJerry, Judy, Ron, Brent and
Janet.
I also want to praise the quilters for their work on the Railroad Daze quilt raffle.
There will be an Executive
Meeting this Thursday at 7:00.
The Nite Hawks will be
holding a dance on Saturday
August 9th in the Banquet
Hall.
There will be a Labour Day
Ball Tournament and the Legion will be having a $1
000.00 Dance. Tickets are
available from Walter or at the
Legion bar.
It is very nice to see the ceremonies commemorating the
start of WW 1. The footage is
amazing. We have some items
from this war in our Memory
Corner
Lest We Forget
Letter to the editor
Duffy facing 31 charges, so
why no consequences for others?
Dear Editor:
While the RCMP laid 31
criminal charges against former
Conservative Senator Mike
Duffy, his prosecution is far
from the end of the ethics scandal at the heart of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s office.
Duffy fell from grace a long
time ago. Yet the most important questions about the scandal
remain unanswered and there
are far too many people who
were involved in questionable
activities who have not faced
any consequences.
This entire affair is the result
of Mr. Harper’s poor judgement. He was the one who put
Mike Duffy in the Senate, despite not having lived in PEI for
decades. He was the one who
fostered a culture in the PMO
where his inner circle thought
it was okay to write a $90,000
cheque to Mr. Duffy.
Despite the Conservatives’
claims that one man—former
PMO Chief of Staff Nigel
Wright—is solely responsible
for the entire mess, RCMP documents allege that a dozen senior Conservatives were heavily
involved. Many knew about the
$90,000 cheque, but did nothing to alert the proper authorities; indeed, the documents
attest that some helped facilitate the payment and its terms.
The RCMP’s evidence suggests
that some were allegedly involved in interfering with the
independent audit, changing an
independent Senate report and
engaging in a cover-up of the
entire affair. None have been
disciplined or demoted.
A year ago Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson suspended her study of the scandal
so as to not interfere with the
RCMP’s criminal investigation.
Now that charges have been
laid, Liberals are calling on Ms.
Dawson to resume her investigation into all those over whom
she has jurisdiction. An ethics
investigation is essential to help
repair the damage this scandal
has done to the dignity and integrity of our public institutions.
The bar for what is acceptable
conduct in the Government of
Canada should not be whether
or not the RCMP has laid criminal charges against you.
Yours sincerely,
Geoff Regan
Liberal MP for Halifax West
Moos by Kim Jo Bliss
As I left work last Friday I
quickly called the kids over to
take a look at what I was looking at on the computer! Of
course, it was a weather site
and it predicted nice weather
for the next week; well it did
say a slight chance of 1-3 mm
of rain on Saturday! 1-3 mm
is pretty much like what we receive for dew these mornings.
I happily told my dad; “it’s
going to be a great week, let’s
keep cutting!” Then Saturday
rolled around and I had decided to mow my lawn first
thing as it was missed the
week before. And what should
have been 4 or 5 hours of lawn
mowing turned into 10 - since
the 1-3 mm of rain turned into
17.5 mm ! I think it rained on
me 5 times and while it rained
I whipper snippered and once
it stopped I just kept cutting despite the conditions, I was
getting it off the list. So Sunday was supposed to be square
baling day but of course conditions were too wet. My vet
cousin and I spent most of the
day working / clipping our fair
animals. They are far from
ready to go but at least they are
sporting nice new haircuts.
Every year I wonder why we
bother - taking cattle to the fair
is a big job. They spend most
of their life just being cows
and then we expect them to act
like a dog or a horse for 2 or 3
weeks of the year. Sure hope
that I can work with them
every night this week - after
haying. We are in our last
field but of course it is a big
one and when you only get to
work at things part-time it
takes longer and again - the
weather plays a huge role! I
had a great crew of help on
Monday and we made over
300 square bales. I fed every
last one this spring so it was a
must that we at least get some
made before the fair. My
Uncle Bob, cousins Darren
and Stacey and my mom made
that job pretty simple and it
was certainly appreciated by
me!
We had a great Soil & Crop
Tour last week. I think it was
likely one of our best ones.
Horst Bohner, the soybean
specialist, was a real asset to
our soybean growers and they
all felt they learned a few
things. Our entire special
guests contributed and I am
proud of all our producers that
allowed us to come visit their
farms. We have a lot going on
in the Rainy River District in
Agriculture and it is nice to
share it with others. As well
thank you to all that attended
the Open House at EARS. We
appreciate the support we always receive and are happy to
share what we have going on.
I am thinking I will try organizing a pasture tour later this
fall - so watch for details.
I encourage everyone to pick
up a Fair Prize book and check
out all the ways you can participate in the Fall Fair. It is
open to everyone - to enter
baking, arts, crafts or some
flowers. It is a great way to
enjoy the fair that much more
and it’s a great way to get your
kids involved! My Great Aunt
Ruby got me started many
years ago and every year as I
struggle away trying to get
stuff ready my girlfriend always teases me - “Why do you
do this? Just for Ruby?”
Partly yes, and partly because
participating in your community is just a great thing to do!
The Bookworm Sez by Terri Schlichenmeyer
“Dead Lil’ Hustler”
by Victoria Houston
Sometimes, it’s not just about
the catch.
Sometimes, the reason you’re
on the river with a rod in one
hand and line in another is to
hear birds, feel the sun, or
watch the water. You’re there to
lay a feather on the surface, to
drown a worm, or to get away.
There are days when it’s about
challenge just as much as it is
about the catch. And sometimes, as in “Dead Lil’ Hustler”
by Victoria Houston, what you
might catch is a killer.
The kayakers up in Nicolet
National Forest were understandably nervous.
It’s not every day that a snowmobile suit full of bones is
found, but that’s what they’d
discovered and Loon Lake Police Chief Lewellyn “Lew”
Ferris figured she knew the
identity of the deceased. Earlier
in the year, a bank executive
had been reported missing and,
since few people ever ventured
that far into the heavy wilderness, the list of missing persons
was short.
Word travels fast, however,
and when businessman Jake
Barber learned that a body was
found, he headed north. His
son, Liam, hadn’t been heard
from in days, which was unusual. Liam was an avid fisherman, and the skeleton had been
floating near where Jake fig-
ured Liam might practice a
new-found skill.
He hoped Liam was merely
lost.
Once upon a time, Paul Osborne had retired from his dental practice but he was easily
enticed by Lew Ferris into
working as back-up coroner for
Loon Lake . Not only did Paul
truly like Lew, but her smile
made him feel as though the
world were his alone. Yes,
they’d had a little romance
going for awhile, but Paul
thought they’d been discreet. It
concerned him some, therefore,
that Bud Jarvison was asking
so many questions about him
and Lew.
Years ago, Bud and Nancy
Jarvison were the wealthiest
couple in northern Wisconsin .
Their house was the envy of
(and comic relief for) Loon
Lake ’s residents; Bud controlled a local bank and Nancy
controlled several committees
and bridge clubs. They’d made
no bones about having money
– so why was Bud interested in
a long-dead pile of bones?
With more than just a little
delight, I somehow hear in my
head the theme song to “The
Andy Griffith Show” every
time I read a Loon Lake Mystery – which is a very good
thing. “Dead Lil’ Hustler” and
its predecessors always transport me to quiet small-town
life, only with dead bodies.
Life is far from bucolic these
days in Loon Lake though:
there are murders here, just like
there are in every mystery, but
drugs have found their way
north. Still, author Victoria
Houston allows her characters
several chances to take their
rods and reels to the rivers and
lakes nearby, which makes for
a nicely balanced novel and an
all-around pleasurable read.
Yes, this is part of a series, but
the Loon Lake Mysteries can
be read alone and out of order.
If you’re up for a gentle whodunit with no profanity or gore,
“Dead Lil’ Hustler” is a book to
catch.
c.2014,
Tyrus
Books
$24.99 / $27.99 Canada
206 pages
Notice to
Creditors
and others
Jeff Woolsey and
Rebecca Witherspoon
are Getting Hitched
August 9,2014
at 864 Hele Road
Barwick, Ontario
Ceremony begins at
4pm
Dinner at 6pm,
Dancing to follow
Family and Friends of
the Bride and Groom
please except this as
your invitation
All persons having claims
against the Estate of Ernest
William McKelvie, also
known as “Ernie” late of the
Town of Fort Frances, in the
District of Rainy River, who
died on or about the 11th day
of November, 2013, are
hereby notified to file same,
duly verified with the undersigned Solicitor or Estate
Trustees on or before the
06th day of October, 2014,
after which date the estate
will be distributed with regard
only to claims which have
been received.
DATED at the Town of Fort
Frances, in the District of
Rainy River, this 06th day of
August, 2014.
Blake James McKelvie,
Estate Trustee With a Will
by his Solicitor
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coloured jigs, red/green
spinners, custom orders, Antique tin wash tub
ph. 852-3669.
s $30.00 Antique table and
2 chairs $150.00 . 2 kids
Door Jolly Jumper, navy vintage sleighs $35.00
print by Graco; Infant each 2 mirrors for a 1994
seat, yellow/green by GMC truck $40,00 call
Safety 1st; baby swing, 274-7499.
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navy
print
(metal
frame/stand) by Fishcher 55 gallon Barrel’s to hold
Price, $100 for all 3 obo your dock down or whatph. 852-3252.
18 ever. Like new condition
$30.00 Twin Beds-matInglis flat top kitchen tress and box spring
stove $200; heavy duty $20.00/set good condition
utility trailer $400; boom Phone 488-5601.
19
box with Sirius radio $50;
Rally riding lawn mower Pull behind bicycle
$400, call 487-1721 or screened in baby carrier,
leave message.
19 asking $75.00, one large
rod iron, beautiful hangJohn Deere Hedge trim- ing chandelier, asking
mer $50; Homelite leaf $150.00, 2 hanging beaublower $40; 4-stroke tiful lights with glass, asksmall tiller $100 ph. 852- ing
$100.00,
call
4477.
19 807-274-5496 or cell 807276-3261.
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125 plus Crafter's paints
for either crafts or paint- 24' Extention ladder
ing, various colors a real $75.00, 2 pair of steel toe
deal at $75. for all also 60 Green Tag work boots,
paint brushes watercolor, $30.00/pair, phone 807acrylics or oil, for $25. 274-3041.
19
also 12 enamel paints new
for painting plates $15. Bookcase style headboard
.also assorted frames. for twin size bed. Excel274-5151
18 lent condition. White
with woodgrain top.
Antique waking Plow $45.00 Phone 807-274$125.00 vintage CCM 3375 or 807-274-5801.
bike $35.00 vintage tin 19
trunk $40.00 for parts
1981
Yamaha
175 Double/queen deep peach
3wheeler $100.00 call satin top quilt in perfect
274-7499.
18 condition ph. 852-4356
Kenmore
HE2Plus
(Whirlpool built) newer
front-load washer/dryer
set, white, super large ca-
TRUCKERS!!
Carr’s Repair
is pleased to announce that
they have
OEM Charge Air Cooler
Testing Equipment!
Don’t let those unwanted air
leaks waste your Horsepower and Fuel Economy on
your Big Rig! Make an appointment with Carr’s Repair to put new life in your
Big Rig today!
Phone 807-487-2548
No Sunday Calls please.
or see our website at:
www.carrsrepairvintageparts.com
Old cast iron heating radiators, 1-painted unit $350.
2-unpainted units for
$150 per piece 271-2201.
18
Chariot “Cabriolet” bike
trailer. 2-seater, comes
with stroller package and
jogger package. good
condition. $250.00. call
274-8707.
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Moving. Must sell, Bodyguard R6X Recumbent
Bike. Gym quality, in excellent condition, 18 programs, I-Pad compatible.
For full description:
www.fitnessexperience.ca
. Paid $2300. Will sell for
$1000. Phone: 807-4842564.
18
Nortron by Brocan electric furnace, 4 yrs old,
240V, certified for use
with central air $350 obo.
Ph. 807-937-5486.
18
RV roof vent with fan,
also MaxAir fanmate
vent cover, removed from
new 5th wheel, $50 for
both ph. 274-5083. 18
Aluminum truck topper,
silver with black windows, 80” long x 70”
front, 68 1/4 width rear
$100.00 ph. 274-5083.
18
Pace Edwards roll top
tonneau cover, alum. inside, fits 6’5” bed, 20002007 Chevy or GMC
$400 obo ph. 274-5083.
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smoking. Must be agreeable to quarterly walkthroughs of the home.
$750.00/month plus DD
& utilities. Reply with
name and number to [email protected]. 19
Approximately 3.45 acres
with 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, kitchen, large
screen room,living room,
laundry room,mudroom
and wraparound deck with
large barn for sale 10 minutes north of Devlin. Has
a 243 ft diamond drilled
well with great water.
..Needs
work..asking
$65,000. Call 276-0312.
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2-22L Reliance water
jugs with taps $10.00
each; Womens Raleigh
bike 24” wheels 5 spd.
$75.00 ph. 274-5083. 18
3 bedroom house, 205
Second St., Rainy River,
for information call 2762773.
18
8.75hp riding lawnmower
26” cut, like new $275
ph. 852-4477.
18
Beautiful River Ave. lot
for sale in Rainy River,
serviced, double lot
120’x120’ 509 River Ave.
E. ph. 852-3218.
s
4x5
baler,
tractor,
swather, hay rake, all in
working cond. call 4831423.
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REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE OR RENT
& MOBILE HOMES
REDUCED IN PRICE:
River Front Home for
Sale. 2600 sq. ft.,3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 545 feet
of river shore line on 3.5
acres. Wrap around covered deck, dock, boat
launch, 4 stall garage,
horse barn and paddock.
86 Hammond Drive,
Rainy River. 807 852
1940. Can be viewed in
further detail at NoRealtyFee.com.
OPEN
HOUSE: Saturday and
Sunday, July 26 & 27
from 1-3.
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For rent, 3 bdrm farmhouse completely renovated, 4 miles N. of
Devlin, 20 min from FF,
10 min. from Emo, large
4 car garage, avail. Aug.
15, $1,300/mo. incl. utilities, no dogs as it is on a
working farm, ph. 4863382.
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For rent - 3 bedroom farm
house, completely renovated, 4 miles north of
Devlin, 20 min from Fort
Frances, 10 min from
Emo, large 4 car garage
for
vehicles/storage,
available Aug 15th,
$1300 per month includes utilities, no dogs
as it is on a working farm,
call 486-3382 for more
information.
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Long term tenancy available September 1st –
Small 2 bedroom, one
bathroom home available
in Fort Frances – North
End. Partial basement for
storage. Large fenced
yard. Excellent references and income verification required. No
This company has a 35 year track record of
success and has served both residential and
commercial customers from Rainy River to Atikokan.
If you’re looking for a change of career, and would
like to be your own boss, this is an excellent
opportunity.
Asking $150,000. If you’re interested, please email
your contact information to: [email protected] and I
will contact you.
With different scheduling
this week’s T.W could be
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RECREATIONAL
ITEMS
$7,990
MANUAL TRANSMISSION! 1 OWNER!
CLEAN CARFAX!
Showroom Hours:
Mon. - Fri. 8-6 • Sat. 8-1
Parts & Service Hours:
Waschke
Mon. - Fri. 8-5
1971 Ski-Doo Olympique
snowmobile. Runs and
drives. Needs cosmetic
work. $150. Call 218324-3284.
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16ft Naden boat with 30
Yamaha motor .......
$2400.000 Can be seen
6086 Hwy 11/71, Emo.
Call 807-482-3271. 18
4.5 Evinrude, as new,
comes with tank and hose,
full gear shift., exc. cond.
$750.00 Call John 807274-1653.
19
2000 Class A 25’ motorhome, 29,000 miles,
bedroom and front room
slide out, just serviced
$15,000 ph. 274-3094. 18
Honda motorcycle, model
CM400T, 1,600 miles,
like new $1,200, ph. 2743094.
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Please call for meeting time and location
Ph. 852-1560, 852-1986,
24 hour access number 274-1944
Last Tuesday of month open to public
Morson AA Group - meets every Monday
at 8:00 at the Morson Bible Fellowship,
last meeting of the month is open to the
public
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Leaky Roof?
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482-2676
Roofing, Siding, Decks,
Dock Repair,
Tree Removal,
Raising Cabins,
Scrapsteel/Derelict
Vehicle Removal,
Landscaping & Excavating,
Bobcat Rental Available.
Call
1-800-465-3348
Monday to Thursday 8 to 5
(218) 634-2389
OPTOMETRIST
Melanie’s Footcare
& Reflexology
274-0510
REFLEXOLOGY:
LIDKEA
Optometry Services
Touch Therapy...
A natural Healing Art
FOOTCARE:
Reduction of corns, calluses and
nails (Veteran’s Affairs Provider)
Dr. Robert E. Lidkea
Dr. Bruce A. Lidkea
221 Scott Street
Fort Frances, Ontario
(807)
274-6655
Footcare Clinics in
Emo, Stratton, Rainy River,
Morson and Fort Frances
Call for appointment:
Melanie Murray 852-3308
or cell 1-218-434-0174
Noble Monument Sales
Jason
Lilley
DR. THOMAS COUSINEAU
808 Scott St., Fort Frances
274-8551
We accept Cdn. Dental Plans
314 Scott Street, Fort Frances
482-3788
Quality & Service
Printout supplied for approval
Cleaning & Restoration of
older monuments
On Site Inscriptions
Serving the District
for over 30 years
Mavis (Brown)
St. Hilaire
www.noblemonuments.ca
In home consultation - Call for a no obligation quote.
482-1195
276-3648
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Proposal Administrator · Trustee in Bankruptcy
Your outdoor
furnace dealer!
Your local H&L Motors rep
See us for your farm
equipment needs!
If your water doesn’t drain...
Ease the strain! Call
If you are a woman who has
experienced violence or abuse,
staff at the Atikokan Crisis Centre
are available 24 hours a day to
listen and provide support to you.
General Dentistry
and Orthodontics
Lorelei Locker
- OPTOMETRIST -
2001 Chevy Venture, runs
good, as is $800 obo, ph.
486-3512 or 482-1027.
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Rainy River District
Women’s Shelter of Hope
David C. Wohlrabe, DDS
406 Main Street N.W.
(Hwy. 11) Baudette, MN
New Patients Welcome!
1994 Cutlass Ciera S
Olds, 146,000km $1,500
as is ph. 482-2083. 19
Reliable, trustworthy
Ken Hawrylak
274-1628 - 275-6252
www.digitaldr.ca
Baudette Dental
Call today for an appointment 807-274-6519
241A Second Street, East
Fort Frances, ON P9A 1M7
Wide Format Printing
• Banners & Posters
• Blue Prints & Maps
• Photographs
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274-5444
Computer, iPad,
iPhone REPAIR
All types of cement
work: floors, walls,
driveways, sidewalks,
basement repairs.
Call Bruce
807-483-1423
• Loose?
• Cracked or worn?
• Over 5 years old?
• In your pocket?
• Missing teeth?
• Sore gums?
2003 Chev Suburban LT
4x4, 7 passenger, leather
interior, excellent condition, remote start, tow
package, trailer brake system, $5000 ph 486-3669
evenings.
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FAMILY DRIVEN
Denture Specialist Shannon Curtis DD
TRAINS, PLANES &
AUTOMOBILES
1993 4900 Internatonal
Cab & chassis w/ 466 Detroit engine, automatic,
single axle. Rear of cab
has sleeper opening,
$4500 phone 486-3669
evenings.
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2300 Highway 53
Int’l Falls, MN 56649
218-283-3471
Curtis Denture Clinic
852-3788
16’ Lund Boat complete
with a 25 H.P Yamaha
four stroke outboard
motor and a Shoreland ’r
Trailer. Call 274 4456.
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Waste Water Service
241A Second Street East, Fort Frances 807-274-6519
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NOTICES
Looking for a Great Business
Opportunity in Fort Frances?
Your only local Denture Specialist
at Waschke Family GM Center
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A well established turn key
business is now for sale!!
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of the
week
•Stoves
•Parts
•Accessories
•Installation
NORTHERN SPORTS
& MACHINE
Randy Orton • 651 Cty Rd 1
SW, Baudette
3/4 mile S. of Baudette Motel
ATVs & Snowmobiles
• We service & repair all
makes & models
• Complete Automotive &
Diesel Machine Shop
• Complete line of Sled
Bed Trailers
(218)
634-1089
Polaris ATVs may not be ridden by anyone under 16
and all riders should take a safety course. For safety
and training information see your dealer or call Polaris
at 1-800-342-2764. ATVs can be hazardous to operate.
For your safety always wear a helmet, eye protection,
protective clothing and never carry passengers. ©1998
Polaris Industries Inc.
McCormick, Landini,
Hesston, Valtra, Kuhn,
MacDon and Farm
King
Check out the website:
www.hlmotors.ca
Mallard Creek Mechanical
[email protected] - Daryl Meck
691 Barwick Road, Phone 487-1395 or 1-807-271-2201
NORTH AUTO for used parts!
North Auto is your local recycler for used parts.
We can also find new after market parts at reasonable prices.
We are now scrapping for parts the following vehicles:
2001 Aztek
2006 Grand Cherokee
2008 Uplander
2010 ML 350
2005 Freestar
2008 Civic
2009 Cobalt
2012 Fusion
2006 Ford F250SD
2008 Fusion
2010 Chevy Silverado
2013 Caravan
Need used parts? Call or stop at
NORTH
AUTO
on the highway, west of Fort Frances
274-7243
Tourist for a day
Joseph Gagne from Prince George, British Columbia and
his grandson, Aidan Anderson from Airdie, Alberta tour the
Hallett.
continued from page 1
Ahoy mate!
Sleeping quarters on the Hallett.
Ryne Strachan serves a hot dog at the Sorting Gap Marina.
Bo Gartze gets ice cream at the Sorting Gap Marina from
summer student, Kennedy Nelson.
Ben Whitburn and Joseph Onichuk showcase some of the
merchandise for sale at Rainy Lake Sports including Cuban
cigars and Mackintosh’s toffee.
“Canada’s Jam” – Bob Aufenthie makes sure to get enough
jam to bring home when he visits Canada.
and go down although it seems
just as scary to go down. “Let’s
count the stairs”, suggests my
friend. There are 115 steps to
reach the top of the one hundred foot tower. “52, 53, 54,
we’re almost half way there”, I
exclaim to my friend who has
got my back as she follows me
up the stairs.
And then, we arrive. “We’re
at the top. The pinnacle. “I did
it!” We share some high fives,
a few yells and a couple of pics.
Then, it’s time to go down.
“Yikes!” The steps are steep
but the railings help. One step
at a time. Slow and steady. We
get back down without the use
of a helicopter having to rescue
me, which was also a real fear
of mine.
Off to the Hallett we go with
legs that are still a bit shaky
(wobbly) but a new found confidence. Joseph Gagne is there
with his grandson Aidan Anderson. Gagne is a former resident who now resides in Prince
George, British Columbia and
his grandson is from Airdie, Alberta.
“I remember when the Hallett
was operating”, notes Gagne
who adds that he moved away
in 1964.
He has since purchased the
family cabin that they have
owned since the 1930’s.
“I try to make it back every
year. I have family and lifelong
friends here”, he adds. His
grandson Aidan loves coming
to the lake, I get to go fishing
on my birthday in two days”,
enthuses Aidan.
For those who haven’t actually paid the toonie for the gate
access onto the boat, it really is
worth doing and feeling a bit of
our local history. The small
boat has sleeping quarters, a
kitchen and lots of memorabilia
about that era in the evolution
of the logging industry.
We head back to the Sorting
Gap to get my purse and possibly have an ice cream cone.
Kennedy Nelson, another
Town of Fort Frances summer
student is busy serving up ice
cream to kids and adults. They
have sixteen flavours of hard
ice cream. I snap a pic of young
Bo Garzke who has selected a
double scoop of bubble gum
and cotton candy.
The Sorting Gap Marina also
has hot dogs, chips, pop, water
and a selection of frozen novelties for sale. Ryne Strachan explains that they also charge
launch fees for those who utilize the launch pad for their
boats. They are also various
fees for daily, monthly and seasonal docking slips.
“We have lots of tourists
through”, notes Strachan. “Lots
come to see the tower and the
Hallett”.
As we carry on to our next
stop, we notice “Ned” who is a
Shih Tzu/Poodle waiting for
his owner. She comes out soon
after with ice cream for him
and her to share.
Alright, next stop. Rainy
Lake Sports…the one stop
shopping store in Fort Frances.
They have minnows and
leeches, fishing licenses,
Mackintosh’s Toffee, Cuban cigars, clothing, rods, reels,
tackle and souvenirs.
“We have lots of tourists from
all across the United States. I
had someone from the United
Kingdom the other day”, notes
one of the workers at the popular tourist destination.
“They love the fishing”.
So, is it true that Rainy Lake
Sports sells the most fishing licenses in all of Ontario? The
answer is “yes”.
“We filled this drawer just
today. On busy days, it’s filled
“Ned”, a Shih Tzu/Poodle waits patiently for his ice cream.
Tim Bruyere serves the French Canadian delicacy poutine at
The Great Canadian Concession stand at Rainy Lake
Sports.
From l. Bob Schroeder (Southwest Minnesota); Tom Parra
(New Mexico); Joe VanWie (New Mexico); Bob Aufenthie
(still holding his jam); Ralph Schroeder (Southwest Minnesota); and Fran Verly got their fishing licenses and a few
essentials before travelling on to Pickle Lake for the flight to
their fishing destination.
before ten in the morning”,
notes Ben Whitburn.
Rainy Lake Sports recently
added the Great Canadian Concessions to its one stop shopping experience and my friend
and I both agree that poutine is
a French Canadian tradition
that we must honour as part of
our tourist assignment.
Tim Bruyere served the delicious, totally non-fattening,
delicacy that we inhaled within
minutes with two forks. Poutine is a gooey mixture of
French fries, gravy and cheese.
I also add ketchup.
It’s not long after we arrive at
Rainy Lake Sports that a trio of
tourists from Green Bay, Wisconsin stop in to get their fishing licenses. They are heading
to Little Turtle for some fishing.
Mark Leistickow has been
coming up to Canada for forty
years. “I was a very young boy
when I started coming”, he
quips. He has brought along
friends, Quinn Warner and his
dad Scott Warner who have
been making the trip for a few
years.
Then, as we are about to
leave, we can’t help but see the
delight in another tourist’s face
as he gets his two cans of
Canada’s jam. As I ask him if I
can take his picture, he isn’t
sure about the jam and whether
it’s the same. I explain that
Malkins jam has a new owner
and the name changed to
Canada’s Jam although it is the
same great recipe and packaging.
Mr. Bob Aufenthie has been
coming to Canada for thirty
three years. He is from Marshall, Minnesota and owns
property on a little lake that he
flies into from Pickle Lake.
“I bring different friends up
three to four times a year. I
have a waiting list”, he smiles.
On this trip, he has brought
along two first timers to
Canada from New Mexico.
They were all purchasing
their fishing licenses before
completing the rest of their
journey to Pickle Lake where
they will meet up with pilot,
From l. Mark Leistickow, Quinn Warner and Scott Warner
from Green Bay, Wisconsin pick up their fishing licenses before heading to Leistickow’s property on Turtle River.
Lunch at the Harbourage and a swim at The Point…next
time.
Pete Johnson who will fly them and the hours went by very
to their destination.
quickly. Who says there isn’t
They query whether the Wal- anything to do in Fort Frances?
Mart in Dryden has groceries It’s all in your point of view.
because they have to pick up a We may not have all the fishing
few items to make their sand- lodges and summer resorts in
wiches. It is a recipe that in- Fort Frances, but we are the
cludes
pickled
relish, entry point to Canada. We offer
mayonnaise and chunks of a gateway to the beauty of
walleye on nine grain bread.
Canada. Whether tourists come
“And, a bud light”, they through and stop for an hour or
laugh.
two or spend a night, they are
As we bid adieu and safe trav- here. Get out and experience
els to this group of tourists at what Fort Frances has to offer
Rainy Lake Sports, we decide and see who you meet along
to call it a day. We both reflect the way. Take it from me it’s a
on the fun day we had as lot of fun!
tourists. We met a lot of people
*NOT EXACTLY AS SHOWN
Licence No. M739112
RAINY RIVER VALLEY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
TRUCK RAFFLE
2014 DODGE RAM 1500 SXT
CREW CAB 4X4
Retail Value $47,250 incl. taxes. Provided by West End Motors (FF) Inc.
Draw Date: Saturday, August 16, 2014
6:00 p.m. at Emo Fairgrounds
Tickets $20 each or 6 for $100.00
Only 5,000 Tickets Printed!
Proceeds to go toward projects that include youth, seniors and accessibility for all.
Tickets are available throughout the district.
Check the website for locations at www.emofair.com
When Ottawa’s spin doctor payroll Time for a story
rivals that of the House of Commons,
we’re on a slippery slope
by Gregory Thomas, Federal Director
This commentary first appeared in Monday's edition of
The Toronto Star
When we’re spending nearly
as much on spin as we are on
Parliament, we’re on a very
slippery slope indeed.
This week, the Canadian
Taxpayers Federation released
the head count and salary costs
of the federal government’s legion of information services
staff.
The numbers, released in response an access-to-information request, reveal that 3,325
spin doctors toil for the Harper
government, at an estimated
cost this year of $263 million.
Despite the Harper government’s avowed objective to reduce the federal public service
by 19,000 positions, the ranks
of communications staff have
grown by 163 since the Conservatives took office, while
costs have risen by $48 million.
The combined payroll of federal spin doctors rivals the
$329 million payroll of the
House of Commons, the beating heart of our democracy –
the institution we rely upon to
keep hundreds of thousands of
federal officials accountable.
And the payroll hit for communications staff – $263 million, does not include the
RCMP, the military, the
Canada Revenue Agency, in-
dependent tribunals such as
the Canadian Human Rights
Commission, or crown corporations. This is just the core
public service we’re talking
about. Who knows what it
costs Canada Post for media
spinners to explain that community mailboxes are better
for us than door-to-door delivery?
$263 million might be a reasonable price to pay – it might
even be a bargain, if the federal government actually provided Canadians with public
information in a timely manner.
But anybody who has actually tried to phone or email
someone in the federal government, in order to get an answer
to a question, knows that this
is not the case.
The days when federal government officials would return
the telephone calls of Canadians, or even better, answer
their phones, are rapidly fading memories.
Canadians are seeing their
money – a quarter billion dollars’ worth – used against
them: not to provide them with
information, but rather to
delay, conceal and spin the information, so as to enhance the
image of the party in power.
Examples of the federal government’s penchant for secrecy have since crossed the
border into farce. Consider the
Prime Minister’s briefing
notes for the 2011 visit to Ottawa of British Prime Minister
David Cameron, released finally under the Access-to-Information Act:
"(REDACTED) will greet
(REDACTED) at the airport
and you will greet him at Confederation Square to witness a
19-gun salute and to review
the
honour
guard…
(REDACTED) will lay a
wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,"
In June, the federal Department of Public Safety responded to an Access to
Information request from
Toronto Star reporter Alex
Boutillier with a heavily censored version of a media backgrounder that is actually
posted, in all its uncensored
glory, on the Prime Minister’s
website.
One federal communications
department takes its mandate –
not to communicate – so seriously, it has produced and distributed posters with a
telephone hot line number –
reminding public servants who
they must call if a member of
the media should ever phone
and ask a question.
Maybe it’s time for federal
employees to declare independence – answer the phone,
answer the questions, and save
us all a few hundred million in
unnecessary spin doctor
salaries.
Tammy (Kearney) DeAmicis was a special guest for the Rainy River Public Library's Summer Reading Storytime on August 1. Our super keen summer readers helped Tammy chase
away a big green monster! Tammy is a former Rainy River resident who now works as a
Community Events Programmer for the Greater Sudbury Public Library. The RR Library
Summer Reading program continues until August 22.
RAINY RIVER MOTORS
PAYING CASH FOR SCRAP
Lakers announce more
players to the new team
"Mason at this point is the
highest scoring player we can
return from last years roster.
We are hoping he can build on
last years success and again be
one of our leaders on the ice
and a player the league has to
watch for night after night."
"He is a big strong player
that skates well and has a top
of the line shot. Mason can
dominate along the boards and
creates scoring chances by
bringing the puck to the net.
We will look for Mason to
play a top line role and use his
speed down the wing to help
his line-mates have success
through the year. If he is playing with high intensity and to
his capability he will be on of
the top players in the SIJHL."
Lakers would like to welcome defenseman Robbie
Bonthron to the program. Robbie took part in the summer
camp a couple weeks ago and
has committed to the team for
next season.
"We believe Robbie can add
depth and a solid defensive
game to our defensive core.
He skates well, makes good
decisions with the puck and
jumps into the play offensively. Robbie played most of
the camp with other signee
George Roblin and the two of
them looked to have early
chemistry. Robbie has a good
shot and we are eager to start
working with him in a Lakers
uniform."
Cars
Steel
Copper
Brass
Aluminum
Wheels, Cans etc.
Call us before you sell to anyone else
We’re Paying TOP DOLLAR!!!
Phone 852-4444 or 852-4634
Rainy River District Fall Fair
Come as a stranger...
Leave as a friend!
Wednesday, August 6
6pm
Saturday, August16
Queen Candidates “Meet & Greet”, Emo Sportsfield
Monday, August 11
6:30pm
7:30pm
Meet the Queen Candidates supper Emo Legion
Fashion Show at Arena (admission $2 or fair queen button)
7pm
Judging the Queen floats, Donald Young School
Tuesday, August 12
Wednesday, August 13
4pm - 8pm
Exhibition Hall entries accepted
9am - 7pm
11am - 8pm
2pm - Midnight
6:00pm
7:00pm
7pm
7pm
Livestock entering grounds
Farm Progress Bldg. booth setup
Select Shows Midway
Mini Queen & King Contest (during Queen contest)
Queen Entertainment and Crowning - in the Arena
$2.00 admission or Fair Queen Button
Equipment setting up on grounds
Go Cart Racing
All Day
Exhibition Hall closed for judging
Thursday, August 14
8am - 8pm
8am - 9:30pm
8am - 2pm
8am - 6pm
9am - 5pm
10am - 8pm
10:30am
11am
11am
Noon - Midnight
Noon to Closing
Noon - 1pm
2pm-5pm
2 - 8pm
4pm - 5:30pm
4:30pm
6pm
6pm-10pm
8:30pm
9pm-1am
Livestock exhibits open to public
Equipment Displays open to public
4-H Cattle Show (Beef & Dairy)
Miniature, Draft & Light Horse Shows
Farm Progress Building open
Exhibition Hall open
Parade lineup (In front of Emo Hospital)
Best Dressed, Groomed & Mannered Horse Team
Parade judging
Select Shows Midway
Beer Garden Open (Arena - Upstairs)
Parade, starting at hospital, ending at Grandstand
(Opening for Entertainment, contact Gary Judson-482-2428)
Dabber Bingo (Main Grounds Bingo Booth)
4-H Steer Auction
Farm Progress Bldg. Door Prize Drawings
Truck Raffle Drawing for 2014 Dodge Ram 1500 SXT
Crew Cab 4x4 (at the Grandstand)
Borderland Racing Assoc. Stock Car Racing
Passport Prize Drawings (Grandstand)
Dance featuring Centre-Line (age of majority, upstairs Arena)
Sunday, August 17
Friday, August 15
8am - 8pm
7am - 10am
8am - 9:30pm
9am - 6pm
9am to Noon
10am - 9pm
Noon - Midnight
Noon - Closing
1pm - 3pm
2pm-5pm
2pm - 8pm
6pm - 10pm
8:30pm
All livestock exhibits open to public
Borderland Racing Association Pancake Breakfast
Equipment Displays Open to Public
Miniature Draft & Light Horse Shows
Judging of Poultry, Sheep, Swine, Pets and Goats
Farm Progress Building open
Exhibition Hall open
Select Shows Midway
Beer Garden Open (Arena - Upstairs)
Cattle Show (Beef & Dairy)
(Opening for Entertainment, contact Gary Judson-482-2428)
Dabber Bingo (Main Grounds Bingo Booth)
Stock Car Racing - (Grandstand)
Passport prize drawings (Grandstand)
10am - 1pm
1pm
Exhibition Hall entries must be picked up
Volunteers need to sort recycling (main grounds, Cloverleaf)
Monday, August 18
7pm
Fair cleanup, volunteers welcome, main grounds
Well-to-do families
should not be receiving
Child Care Benefits
By Ben Eisen
and Zachary Spicer
The Frontier Centre for
Public Policy
Canada’s Universal Child
Care Benefit is an unfocused
universal program that should
be reformed to target financial
assistance to families that need
the help.
As government revenues fell
during the “Great Recession”
and spending went up to provide economic stimulus,
Canada’s fiscal position deteriorated. The International Monetary Fund recently conducted
an analysis of public finances
in affluent countries and found
that, unless Canada makes policy changes to either collect
more revenue or spend less
money, the country’s public
debt will rise to dangerous levels.
The government can begin
the process of repairing
Canada’s finances by picking
“low-hanging fruit,” by which
we mean identifying areas of
public management where savings can be achieved relatively
painlessly, and where spending
reductions will not interfere
with achieving the government’s policy objectives. Using
these criteria, an ideal first candidate for restraint-oriented reform
is
the
federal
government’s childcare policy
and, specifically, the Universal
Child Care Benefit.
Under the childcare allowance, parents are given $1,
200 annually for each child
under the age of six to help offset the costs of childcare
arrangements. The universal
benefit is poorly designed because it provides assistance in
roughly equal measure to the
affluent and the needy alike.
Millionaire parents are given
the same $100 cheque each
month as a family living below
the poverty line.
It is precisely this type of unfocused, undisciplined public
spending that our difficult fiscal situation requires us to reform. Fiscal restraint will
always require hard choices,
but the process can begin relatively painlessly if we resolve
to eliminate cash allowances
for families that are least in
need of help.
The United Kingdom currently has a child benefit that is
similar to our childcare allowance (the major difference
is that in the UK the benefit
lasts until children turn 18).
However, the British government has recognized that this
type of universal benefit is no
longer affordable, and recently
announced plans to phase it out
for high-income families.
Under the new rules, the benefit will remain the same for all
families whose top earner
brings home less than $78,000
per year (we have converted
the thresholds, which are set in
Sterling pounds, to Canadian
dollars). At that point, the benefit is gradually reduced as the
top earner’s income rises, requiring families to pay back 1
per cent of the benefit for each
additional $150 earned above
the threshold. Once a family’s
top earner reaches $94,000 per
year, the child benefit is eliminated immediately.
By ensuring continued support for low- and middle-income families and phasing out
the benefit gradually to avoid
disincentives to higher earning,
the UK government is picking
“low-hanging fruit” to save
money relatively painlessly.
The Canadian government
could generate meaningful savings through a similar reform.
One recent analysis showed
that of all the families currently
receiving the universal benefit
in Canada, 368,600 of them (22
per cent) enjoy an annual fam-
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ily income over $100,000. If
the credit were removed for
these families alone, the cost of
the program would be reduced
by over $400 million.
A fraction of these savings
would be re-claimed by these
high-income families as a result of slightly smaller tax bills
(the benefit is considered taxable income), but the savings
from means-testing the benefit
would clearly be significant.
Even if the government created
a somewhat higher income
threshold for large families,
these numbers show that
means-testing the benefit could
deliver hundreds of millions of
dollars in savings.
The Universal Child Care
Benefit (then called the Choice
in Childcare Allowance) was a
central campaign promise during the Conservative party’s
first successful election campaign in 2006. Admitting that
the program’s design was
somewhat flawed may be politically embarrassing, but the
government can save face by
noting that the recession has
changed our fiscal position, and
a policy that seemed affordable
seven years ago may need to be
tweaked in light of new budgetary realities.
This small reform to one government program will not solve
Canada’s budget problems, but
it is an example of a sensible,
relatively painless reform that
can generate real savings and
make the task of fixing
Canada’s finances somewhat
easier. The UK reforms provide
a useful model that Canada can
follow, if we simply accept the
principle that during tight fiscal
times the government can’t afford cash allowances for wellto-do families.
Ben Eisen is research director
and Zachary Spicer is an intern
at the Frontier Centre for Public
Policy
(http://www.fcpp.org).
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Bill Long is from Oklahoma.
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additional leg to his journey
and take the ride on his
Yamaha motorcycle to visit
Canada. I saw him sitting on a
bench outside of Rainy Lake
Sports smoking a cigar and
looking at a map. After inquiring as to his reasons for being
in Canada, he asked me how
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Bay.
He had already enjoyed a
pickerel lunch as part of his
tour to Canada and pointed out
a float plane that was parked
on Rainy Lake. “I’ve never
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just depends”, he explains.
I tell him that I hear the ride
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I can’t help but wonder how
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so many stories to share must
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safe and enjoyable time in
Canada and talk about us
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Canada.
As we chatted, a loon made
its way across the lake which
he also noted was something
he has never seen. Another indulgence he got to enjoy while
in Canada was a Cuban cigar
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We can't give in to Afghanistan-fatigue
By Lauryn Oates
Projects Director
Canadian Women for
Women in Afghanistan
For 10 years now, I've been
travelling back and forth between Canada and Afghanistan.
It's been a period marked by incredible change and upheaval
in Afghanistan, from the initial
euphoria of the end of the Taliban, to several pivotal political
events like the Bonn Agreement that established a transitional government and the
blueprints for democratic governance, and a new Constitution in 2004.
It's also a period where old
tensions between hardline Islamist conservatives and
Afghan liberals who want a
more secular society, and one
where individual freedoms are
respected, re-emerged to expose well-worn fault lines.
But while traditionalists have
resisted some of the developments of the last decade, the
change has been fast and furious, and more often than not
has overtaken those clinging to
the status quo.
The social transformations
underway in Afghanistan are
aided by the fact that the country is one of the demographically youngest in the world,
with 68 per cent of Afghans
under age 25, according to the
UN. These youth have grown
up in the Facebook generation.
They Tweet, blog, and stay
connected to their cousins in
Toronto, Berlin, or London, exposed to the web of Afghan diaspora that have fanned out
across the world, a consequence of Afghanistan once
being the world's major exporter of refugees and migrants. They watch shows like
Afghan Star, a homegrown version of the televised pop talent
competitions in vogue around
the world. It is broadcast on
Tolo TV, one of dozens of independent media stations that
have emerged, forming one of
the great feats of the new
Afghanistan: a thriving, diverse
and enormous media sector.
At the same time, Afghans
have been reconnecting to the
parts of their past they are most
proud of. Hereditary classical
musicians, chased out of their
ancient haunt of the Karabat
neighbourhood of Kabul by the
Taliban, have returned and are
training young apprentices in
the enchanting sounds of the
rubab, sarod and tabla. The
breathtaking Babur's Garden in
Kabul, home of the tomb of the
founder of the Mughal empire,
has been beautifully and faithfully restored, a green oasis
where families picnic, young
couples flirt and children race
around the rose bushes. Old
arts like calligraphy, miniature
painting, pottery and embroidery are being revived and refined. Entrepreneurs like
Zolaykha Sherzad have taken
ancient Afghan traditions, like
the patterned silk chapans of
northern Afghanistan, and
turned them into profitable international business, as in
Sherzad's haute couture fashion
house, Zarif Designs, that
caters to the well heeled from
Kabul to Paris.
But more than anything else,
it is the strides made by women
that are most compelling.
Women took the guarantees of
their Constitution's Article 22,
that there shall be no discrimination on the basis of sex, and
the promises of the international community at their word,
seizing the new opportunities
for rights and freedoms. Millions of girls are back in the
classrooms that the Taliban
shut them out of. There are
more female parliamentarians
in Afghanistan than in Canada
or the United States. Shelters
have opened across the country
and a law passed criminalizing
violence against women. For
the first time ever, women have
a place to turn to escape the
abuse that still runs rampant in
many households. Women are
thriving in business, running
small handicraft enterprises to
large companies. They are journalists, soap opera stars, soccer
players, and boxers. They are
no longer invisible: they walk
the streets, attend universities,
work in offices, and women's
bare, beaming faces adorn huge
billboard advertisements in the
cities. The Taliban's effort to
erase women from public life
failed. Women are back.
These gains are dramatic.
They have occurred in a short
time, and the degree of change
is incomparable to similar
changes that took many generations to evolve in our own society. That is due to the courage
and hard work of Afghan civil
society and its women's movements and to the substantial
support of the international
community over this past
decade. But these gains are vulnerable because the international community, led by the
United States, is poised to disengage from Afghanistan before these changes have been
fully consolidated, with the Taliban still leering from the shadows.
This disengagement is in
large part prompted by the
skewed
narrative
of
Afghanistan prevalent in the
West, which has led to chronic
Afghanistan fatigue among
publics in the countries financing Afghanistan's rescue from
the grips of Taliban violence.
It's a narrative that portrays intervention in Afghanistan as a
failure, when it is in fact a success
story.
Stories
of
Afghanistan's triumphs are routinely eclipsed by its tragedies.
It has been easier to show yet
another bomb blast by insurgents than to tell the more nuanced story of a country
coming back from the edge,
and rebuilding its political institutions, its rich heritage, and
its prospects for a more prosperous, peaceful future. I've
been most terrified of
Afghanistan when watching it
from Canada, in newscasts
broadcasting the classic imagery of war, and rarely, the imagery of progress.
Back on the ground in
Afghanistan, I find a place
where things are getting better,
not worse. It's a place unrecognizable from the gutted cities
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and fair elections, the protection of human rights and gender
equality,
and
peace-building efforts based on
justice and protecting these invaluable gains, rather than on
political
expediency.
Afghanistan needs effective
and accountable international
assistance, and more engagement in the years to come, not
less.
But for this to happen, there
must be better recognition of
the progress made. I appeal to
Canadians to learn about this
progress, and to defend the
rights of Afghans to have the
chance to enjoy the benefits of
democracy and of peace, benefits we too often take for
granted.
Lauryn Oates, PhD, is Projects Director with Canadian
Women for Women in
Afghanistan (CW4WAfghan),
founded in 1996. CW4WAfghan
is a member of the Alliance in
Support of the Afghan People
(ASAP), a coalition that
launched in October. Learn
more: http://www.afghanalliance.org/
Science Matters by David Suzuki
Rail versus pipeline is the wrong question
Debating the best way to do
something we shouldn’t be
doing in the first place is a sure
way to end up in the wrong
place. That’s what’s happening
with the “rail versus pipeline”
discussion. Some say recent rail
accidents mean we should build
more pipelines to transport fossil fuels. Others argue that leaks,
high construction costs, opposition and red tape surrounding
pipelines are arguments in
favour of using trains.
But the recent spate of rail accidents and pipeline leaks and
spills doesn’t provide arguments
for one or the other; instead, it
indicates that rapidly increasing
oil and gas development and
shipping ever greater amounts,
by any method, will mean more
accidents, spills, environmental
damage – even death. The answer is to step back from this
reckless plunder and consider
ways to reduce our fossil fuel
use.
If we were to slow down oil
sands development, encourage
conservation and invest in clean
energy technology, we could
save money, ecosystems and
lives – and we’d still have valuable fossil fuel resources long
into the future, perhaps until
we’ve figured out ways to use
them that aren’t so wasteful. We
wouldn’t need to build more
pipelines just to sell oil and gas
as quickly as possible, mostly to
foreign markets. We wouldn’t
have to send so many unsafe rail
tankers through wilderness
areas and places people live.
We may forgo some of the
short-term jobs and economic
opportunities the fossil fuel industry provides, but surely we
can find better ways to keep
people employed and the economy humming. Gambling, selling guns and drugs and
encouraging people to smoke all
create jobs and economic benefits, too – but we rightly try to
limit those activities when the
harms outweigh the benefits.
Both transportation methods
come with significant risks.
Shipping by rail leads to more
accidents and spills, but pipeline
leaks usually involve much
larger volumes. One of the reasons we’re seeing more train accidents involving fossil fuels is
the incredible boom in moving
these products by rail. Accord-
ing to the American Association
of Railroads, train shipment of
crude oil in the U.S. grew from
9,500 carloads in 2008 to
234,000 in 2012 – almost 25
times as many in only four
years! That’s expected to rise to
400,000 this year.
As with pipelines, risks are increased because many rail cars
are older and not built to standards that would reduce the
chances of leaks and explosions
when accidents occur. Some in
the rail industry argue it would
cost too much to replace all the
tank cars as quickly as is needed
to move the ever-increasing volumes of oil. We must improve
rail safety and pipeline infrastructure for the oil and gas that
we’ll continue to ship for the
foreseeable future, but we must
also find ways to transport less.
The economic arguments for
massive oil sands and liquefied
natural gas development and expansion aren’t great to begin
with – at least with the way our
federal and provincial governments are going about it. Despite a boom in oil sands growth
and production, “Alberta has
run consecutive budget deficits
since 2008 and since then has
burned through $15 billion of its
sustainability fund,” according
to an article on the Tyee website. The Canadian Taxpayers
Federation says Alberta’s debt is
now $7 billion and growing by
$11 million daily.
As for jobs, a 2012 report by
the Canadian Centre for Policy
Alternatives shows less than
one per cent of Canadian workers are employed in extraction
and production of oil, coal and
natural gas. Pipelines and fossil
fuel development are not great
long-term job creators, and pale
in comparison to employment
generated by the renewable energy sector.
Beyond the danger to the environment and human health,
the worst risk from rapid expansion of oil sands, coal mines and
gas fields and the infrastructure
needed to transport the fuels is
the carbon emissions from burning their products – regardless
of whether that happens here, in
China or elsewhere. Many climate scientists and energy experts,
including
the
International Energy Agency,
agree that to have any chance of
avoiding catastrophic climate
change, we must leave at least
two-thirds of our remaining fossil fuels in the ground.
The question isn’t about
whether to use rail or pipelines.
It’s about how to reduce our
need for both.
With contributions from David
Suzuki Foundation Senior Editor Ian Hanington.
Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.
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RFT detailed information available on website www.rrdssab.on.ca
Or Tender packages can be picked up at
450 Scott St. Fort Frances, ON.
Be Bear Wise

and leveled countryside I found
when I first arrived, where the
Afghans who had stayed behind were still reeling from life
under the most misogynist,
hateful regime recent history
has known. It's a place where
sweeping change, and gains
that have come at a great cost
in human and financial terms,
are worth protecting.
That's why countries like
Canada, that have invested
heavily in Afghanistan, should
commit to backing a credible
political
transition
in
Afghanistan, emphasizing free
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Great
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Monday - Friday 9 - 6, Saturday 10 - 5, Sunday - Noon - 5
Your only
Locally-owned
Supermarket for
over 50 years.
MANUFACTURER’S
VALUABLE
COUPONCOUPON
Welch’s
Grape Jam
32 oz. or
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1010
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$ 66
1
General Mills Cereals
Cheerios 8.9 oz.
Wheaties 10.9 oz.
Cinnamon Toast
Crunch 12.2 oz.
Golden Grahams 12 oz.
Limit 2 per family with coupon at Super One thru August 9, 2014
1050
77
each
Fruit
Snacks
1030
RV0200
66
VALUABLE COUPON
4/$
5
Storage Bags
Freeze Bags
77
15 oz. can
Essential Everyday
each
¢
Manwich
each
1070
qt. 25 ct., gl. 20 ct.
or
1040
Hunt’s
VALUABLE COUPON
¢
Essential Everyday
14 oz. bottle
Betty Crocker
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Redeem Thru S.V. Retail Accounting
1060
Mustard
GOOD ONLY AT SUPERONE
4.5-8 oz. box
VALUABLE COUPON
¢
24 oz. bottle
each
VALUABLE COUPON
Ketchup
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quantities!
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32 oz.
Sun., August 3 - Sat., August 9
St
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¢
88
1080
Act II
Microwave
Popcorn
each
3 pack box
¢
88
each
qt. 20 ct., gl. 15 ct.
VALUABLE COUPON
1090
VALUABLE COUPON
DAIRY
$ 66
1
Orange
Juice
64 oz. carton
Lynden Farms
French
Fries
each
VALUABLE COUPON
1130
77
¢
each
1
1110
Shoppers Value
Peanut
Butter
Frito Lay Naturals
VALUABLE COUPON
7
Snack Size
Lunchables
Pepsi & Pepsi Products
24 oz. bottles/6 pack ..................
3/$
12 pks. ..............................................
2 liters................................................
Aquafina
Water 24 pack ............................
Aquafina
Flavorsplash 6 pack .............
Lipton
Tea 12 pack ...................................
Super Chill
Water 24 pack/.5 liter bottles ....
Crystal Light
Drink Mixes 10 count box.......
Essential Everyday
Iced Tea Mix 53 oz. canister...
11
3/$
10
99¢
$ 99
3
2/$
5
$ 99
4
$ 77
2
2/$
4
$ 77
4
Spicy Brown
Mustard.....................12 oz. bottle
Lawry’s
Marinades................12 oz. bottle
Hunt’s
BBQ Sauce................18 oz. bottle
6
¢
98
$ 88
1
98¢
Cantina’s
Tortilla
2/$
Chips....................... 9-12 oz.
Munchies ................... 8 oz.
Kettle Cooked
2/$
Chips...................... 7-8.5 oz.
6
6
Frito Lay
Bagged Chips .... 20 count
Tostitos
Queso or Spinach Dip 23 oz. ...
Tostitos
Salsa 24 oz. .......................................
Old Dutch
Triple Pack Box
Chips 15 oz. ......................................
$
88
3
Old Dutch
Restaurante Style Tortilla
Chips 10-13 oz. .................................
Pam
Cooking Spray 5-6 oz. aerosol can ....
Hershey’s
Twizzler Licorice 14-16 oz. bag ...
Nature Valley
Granola Bars 6-8.98 oz. box ........
$
279
2/$
5
4
2/$
5
Chicken of the Sea
Chunk Light Tuna
in Water 5 oz. can ...........................
88
Mott’s
Snack and Go
Applesauce 12.7 oz./4 pack ..........
Essential Everyday
Prune Juice 64 oz. bottle...............
2/$
5
$
299
Kraft
Velveeta Skillet
Meals 8.9- 15.66 oz. box ...................
Kraft
Casseroles 8.9-11.1 oz. pkg. .........
2/$
5
2/$
5
La Choy
Soy Sauce 10 oz. bottle..................
Teriyaki Sauce 10 oz. bottle .......
Sweet and Sour
Sauce 10 oz. bottle ............................
Pretzels ............... 12-15 oz.
Old El Paso
Dinner Kits 8.4-19.2 oz. box..........
Carlita
Flour Tortillas 10 count/6 inch pkg. ...
2/$
5
88¢
Old Fashioned White
Bread .................................... 20 oz.
Thomas
Sara Lee
Classic Wheat Bread .... 20 oz.
229
Dry Roasted
$
Peanuts ............... 16 oz. jar
Grill Mates
Spices 2.5-3.5 oz. pkg.
.....................
Essential Everyday
Trail Mix 9-10 oz. pkg. ....................
2/$
4
2/$
5
Sugar Free
Drink Mix 1.5-3.2 oz. pkg. .............
3
Disinfecting Wipes 35 count pkg. ....
Pine Sol
Cleaner 24-28 oz. bottle...................
Wipes 35 count pkg. .........................
Snuggle
Fabric Softener 32 oz. bottle.....
Fabric Softener
Sheets 70-80 count box ...................
All Liquid
Laundry Detergent 50 oz. bottle ....
Whole Tomatoes .. 14.5 oz. can
Diced Tomatoes.... 14.5 oz. can
Stewed Tomatoes ...14.5 oz. can
(excludes Fire Roasted)
Betty Crocker
Ready to Spread
Frosting ............................12-16 oz. tub
2/$
5
2/$
5
2/$
4
2/$
4
$
99
3
$ 99
3
$
399
Supreme Brownie
Mixes ....................16.5-19.1 oz. box
Betty Crocker
Muffin Mixes....13.9-16.9 oz. box
Snack Pack Puddings or
Gelatin ........................ 4 count pkg.
$
99
1
Vegetable Oil .......... 48 oz. bottle
Canola Oil ................. 48 oz. bottle
Corn Oil ...................... 48 oz. bottle
Hunt’s
Spaghetti Sauce....... 24 oz. can
Hunt’s
Tomato Sauce ................... 15 oz. can
3
Healthy Harvest
399
Garden Delight
2/$
$
Ronzoni
Pasta ............................... 12 oz. box
¢
89
Essential Everyday
Automatic Dish Washer
Detergent 45 oz. powder or gel.....
299
$ 99
2
¢
88
Pasta ............................... 12 oz. box
Pasta ............................... 12 oz. box
Chef Boyardee
Pasta .. 7.25 oz. bowl/14.5-15 oz. can
Healthy Choice
Soups .............................. 15 oz. can
2/$
5
VALID: 8/3/14-8/9/14
RV0500
La Choy
Bi-Pack Chow Mein ... 42 oz. can
1140
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Buy 5
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Buy Any 5 Of These Kraft Items And Take
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Additional
Of These Prices
5 OFF
Dressings ................16 oz. bottle
2/$
5
4/$
5
5/$
5
5/$
5
2/$
5
2/$
5
Kraft
Macaroni and Cheese
Cups..................... 1.9-2.05 oz. cup
Kraft
Velveeta Shells and
Cheese Cups ......... 2.39 oz. cup
Kraft
Deluxe Macaroni and
Cheese Dinner ........ 14 oz. box
66¢
Kraft
Velveeta Shells and
Cheese Dinner ........ 12 oz. box
Kraft
5/$
5
5/$
5
$ 18
1
Miracle Whip .............30 oz. jar
Kraft
Mayonnaise ...............30 oz. jar
1
Kraft
Chunk Cheese .........8 oz. block
Shredded Cheese .... 8 oz. pkg.
Kraft
American Singles ... 12 oz. pkg.
2/$
5
2/$
5
5/$
5
Kraft
Velveeta .......................2 lb. loaf
349
Red Baron
Pizza........................ 14.76-23.45 oz.
Shoppers Value
Essential Everyday
Bathroom Tissue .... 4 double roll pkg.
Scott
¢ Bathroom Tissue ... 12 roll pkg.
88
5/$
5
88¢
88¢
88¢
88¢
88¢
88¢
$ 48
2
349
$ 49
3
2/$
5
2/$
5
2/$
5
$ 99
5
FROZEN
Ice Cream ................... 128 oz. pail
$
$
DAIRY
Kraft
$ 78
Wesson
Reclosable Sandwich
Bags 100 count box............................
Dish Detergent 10 oz. bottle .....
5
Hunt’s
Creamette
Palmolive
2/$
Betty Crocker
Pasta ........................... 12-16 oz. box
.......................
1
$ 99
1
$ 29
2
Hunt’s
Essential Everyday
Kleenex
$ 99
Vegetables
Betty Crocker
All Purpose
Cleaner 40 oz. bottle........................
REDEEMABLE COUPON
Butter Kernel
Rich and Hearty
Soups 18-19 oz. can ..........................
Lysol
Meat Department
Kraft
Cake Mixes ..............15.25 oz. box
4
4
3 lb.
$
Toasted Chips ..... 4.5-8.1 oz. bag
Progresso
2/$
$ 99
Fair Style Wieners
Nabisco
Tomatoes..................... 10 oz. can
2/$
Elliotts Up North
Macaroni and Cheese
Dinner ...................... 7.25 oz. box
Rotel
Essential Everyday
1045
2/$
(Whole Kernel Corn, Cream Corn,
Cut Green Beans, French Style
Green Beans) .............. 14.5-15.25 oz. can
McCormick
VALUABLE COUPON
Keebler
Baked Beans .............. 15 oz. can
78
Meat Department
Townhouse
Crackers ................9.2-13.8 oz. box
Cheez-It Crackers ..... 9-13.7 oz. box
99 Van Camp’s
¢
2
Thin Sliced
Lunch Meats
Kraft
Bel Vita .........................8.8 oz. pkg.
2
$ 00
Land-O-Frost
5
2/$
5
Nabisco
Dial
3
$
Planters
Bar Soap 8 bar pkg.
1025
1045
Meat Department
Cookies....................4-12.5 oz. pkg.
444
Facial Tissue 120-160 count box ..
2/$
6
Dutch Crunch
2/$
Chips......................... 8-9 oz.
Clorox
¢
2
9 oz.
each
$ 99
Keebler
Lysol
2/$
Thin Sliced
Beef Steaks
99 Keebler
Fudge Shop
$
Old Dutch
Enchilada Sauce 10 oz. can.......
Party Size Chips 11.5-19 oz. .....
VALUABLE
VALUABLE COUPON
COUPON
9 oz.
1035
English Muffins............... 12 oz.
Rold Gold
2/$
Pretzels ............ 8.25-16 oz.
Cheetos 8-9 oz. ..........................
Fritos 9.75 oz. ..............................
Funyuns 6 oz. .............................
Frito Lay
1
Sara Lee
Carlita
6
2/$
7
2/$
7
2/$
7
6
2/$
6
Frito Lay
Frito Lay
2/$
$ 00
VALUABLE COUPON
Steak-Umm
1
24 oz. bottle
Nut Harvest Natural
2/$
Nuts ................ 5.5 - 6.75 oz.
$ 77
Chocolate
Syrup
Meat Department
Old Dutch
Gulden’s
1120
Hershey’s
each
1015
3.2-4.5 oz.
Frito Lay
1
Oscar Mayer
VALUABLE COUPON
$ 46
18 oz. jar
each
Ruffles 8 oz., Cheetos 4.5-9 oz.,
Lays 8.5 oz., Tostitos 9 oz.,
2/$
Sun Chips 9 oz. .................
VALUABLE COUPON
$ 46
32 oz. bag
32 oz. bottle
1100
FROZEN
Essential Everyday
Gatorade
Essential Everyday
Paper Towels.............. 3 roll pkg.
Scott
Paper Towels ... 8 mega roll pkg.
Mott’s
Applesauce ................ 46-48 oz. jar
Geisha
Mandarin Oranges.....15 oz. can
Maxwell House or Yuban
Coffee ....... (excludes decaf) 28-31 oz. can
Essential Everyday
Apple Juice ...................64 oz. bottle
Langer’s
Cranberry Juice
Cocktails ........................64 oz. bottle
Capri Sun
Drink Pouches ...................10 pack
4/$
10
$ 98
3
$ 88
1
$ 99
7
2/$
4
$ 99
6
$ 48
2
98¢
$ 75
6
2/$
4
2/$
4
$ 29
2
Open 7 Days A Week
5:00 a.m. - Midnight
Hwy. 11-71 West, International Falls, MN
283-8440
www.s1foods.com
Use our
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Meat Department - Fresh Meats Cut Daily
’s
Stewartne
SuperO
’s
Stewartne
SuperO
hoice
U.S.D.A. C
Gold-N-Plump
hoice
U.S.D.A. C
BlackAngus
BlackAngus
Fresh Frozen
T-Bone
Steaks
Jumbo Canadian
Snow Crab Legs
$ 88
$ 98
7
7
lb.
Fresh Cut
Elliott’s Up North
Thick Sliced or
Double Smoked Bacon .... 16 oz.
Bluewave
lb.
Jumbo Breaded or
Coconut Shrimp ...................9-10 oz.
Fresh Cut
Assorted
Pork Loin
Chops
Lean Boneless
Pork Country
Style Ribs
$ 98
1
Essential Everyday
All Natural
Boneless Skinless
Chicken Breasts ....................... 20 oz.
Pilgrim’s Pride
lb.
$
Grade A
Whole Bagged
Chicken
68
2
Jimmy Dean
Pork Sausage Links,
Patties or Rolls ..................9.6 -16 oz.
W.H.M. Stewart’s
German Bologna or
Cotto Salami ..........................................
lb.
Pillow Pack
Pepperoni ....................................... 8 oz.
4
$388
$388
$388
$399
88
$
Sliced
Boneless Ham
lb.
6
2/$
6
Essential Everyday
Fully Cooked
Bacon ............................................... 2.1 oz.
Oscar Mayer
Chopped Ham or
Ham & Cheese Loaf
..............16 oz.
6
2/$
Oscar Mayer
Oven Roasted or
Smoked White Turkey .........16 oz.
lb.
Elliots Up North
98¢
2/$
6
2/$
State Fair
8
Original, Beef or
Mini Corn Dogs
$ 88
2.5 lb.
6
2/$
10.56-16 oz.
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SPECIAL PRODUCE SALE AD!
DELI
August 3 - August 9
Sandwich Special
MEATS
CHEESES
French Dip w/ side $6.99
Pastrami 5 lb.
Hickory Smoked Turkey $545 lb.
Pit Ham $395 lb.
Provolone $455 lb.
Belgioioso Mozzarella
Log $495 ea. 16 oz.
$
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Deli Hours:
7am-7pm All Week
Fresh Bakery
All Made From
$ 49
WHEAT
BREAD
................................................
1 lb.
1
Scratch By
Our
Bakery
SNOW FLAKE ROLLS ..............................................doz.
ASST. TURNOVERS .................................... 1/2 doz.
RASPBERRY BISMARCKS ................................4 cnt.
Cottage Cheese ..............................22 oz.
Tru Moo
Chocolate Milk............................... gallon
Essential Everyday
Chunk Cheese .......................... 8 oz. block
Essential Everyday
Shredded Cheese ...................8 oz. pkg.
Dannon
Light n’ Fit Yogurt ..................... 4 pack
Dannon
Active Yogurt ................................. 4 pack
Yoplait
Go-Gurt
......................................18 oz. pkg.
Essential Everyday
Sour Cream
.............................. 16 oz. tub
$
248
$ 98
2
$ 88
1
$ 88
1
2/$
4
2/$
4
2/$
3
$ 29
1
179
$ 99
2
$ 99
2
Frozen
Dairy
Land O Lakes
$
Land O Lakes
Pagoda
Fresh
Buttery Spread
...................... 15 oz. tub
$
1
88
Egg Rolls ......................................... 12.27 oz.
Tony’s
Pizza.................................................13.5-17 oz.
Pillsbury
Cookie Dough
...............16-16.5 oz. pkg.
2/$
5
New York
Texas Garlic Toast ............11.25 oz. pkg.
Totino’s
Pizza Rolls ................................19.8 oz. pkg.
Essential Everyday
English Muffins
.......................... 6 pack
Jell-O
Pudding or Gelatin
.................. 4 pack
89¢
$
1
66
Ice Cream
Sandwiches
Lemonades ............................ 59 oz. carton
Minute Maid
Punches .................................... 59 oz. carton
$
1
29
1
29
Pillsbury
Toaster Strudel ....................11.5 oz. pkg.
Essential Everyday
Raspberries ................................12 oz. pkg.
Michelina’s
Authentico Entrees ........... 8-9 oz. pkg.
Smart Ones ..........................................9 oz.
Weight Watchers .......8.5-10.25 oz. pkg.
................................... 12 pack
Kemp’s
Sundae Cones ................................. 6 pack
Scrambles ............................................10 oz.
$
5
5/$
10
2/$
4
$ 77
2
Kemp’s
Pillsbury
Minute Maid
2/$
$
99
2
$ 99
2
2/$
4
Pillsbury
Grands Breakfast
Sandwiches.......................................7.4 oz.
Pillsbury
Pancakes ................................... 14.5-16.4 oz.
2/$
4
2/$
4
Birds Eye
Voila Meals ...........................21-22 oz. pkg.
Mr Dee’s
Mini Hashbrowns ..............31.5 oz. pkg.
2/$
4
$
289
5/$
5
4/$ 88
8
4/$ 88
8
$ 99
3
$ 99
2
Essential Everyday
Steamy
Vegetables.................................12 oz. pkg.
5/$
5
5/$
5
Banquet
Breakfast
Sandwiches............................ 2 count pkg.