Dear editor, I heard that there are 60 workers from Quebec working at the mill. Are they quarantined for 14 days here and when they go home? I wouldn’t be concerned if it wasn’t for COVID-19. I’m sure there’s men in Ontario who could do the same job. We’ve been […]
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Alan Tibbetts
Dear editor, When the Fort Frances mill was built, Hollands Street was erased from the map of Fort Frances. Hollands Street had been named for C.J. Hollands, who was a councillor of the former municipality of McIrvine, the first magistrate, the first Master of Granite Masonic Lodge, and served on […]
Jamie Nelson
Dear editor, Re: “Judson restarts Colonization Road debate” I really don’t understand why this is up for discussion. What can the argument AGAINST the name change even be? What reasons could be good enough to leave it named as it is? The name of this road is offensive to a […]
Dawson Mihichuk
Dear editor: We live in a fateful time. The pandemic and the loss of our paper mill will have long-lasting impacts on our community’s future. How we come out of this difficult time will depend on the relationships we build between citizens and neighbouring communities. Fortunately, our current council recognizes […]
Hubert Meyers Dear editor, Like to socialize? Not wear a mask and forego keeping your distance? Well just remember the alternative. If available, it will be a bed in the ICU with a ventilator and here is what to expect when this happens: A ventilator is not an oxygen mask. […]
Adrienne Merritt
Dear Editor: I haven’t lived in Fort Frances for some time, but I recently learned of the efforts to rename Colonization Road, and I wanted to voice my support. Streets are named with two considerations in mind: they are named to honour someone or something, or they are named to […]
Linda Hamilton
Dear editor, As a long standing resident of Colonization Road West I fully support a name change for my street. In the spirit of reconciliation it is something we can do. There is a lot of info available if you wish to educate yourself on this particular subject. I discovered […]
Jane Gillon
Dear editor, An open letter to Mayor Caul and council: I am writing to encourage you to pass the resolution and commit to renaming Colonization Road. The name of the road has no place in modern times. It is part of a past we are trying to move beyond so […]
Press Release
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) urges the public to practise prevention measures as COVID-19 case counts increase in the Kenora region. In the past 17 days, 10 positive cases have been reported in the Kenora region, and three of these cases are currently hospitalized due to symptoms and risk factors. The […]
Diana Coulumbe
Dear editor, COVID cases are rising in Northwestern Ontario communities. I find it very disturbing the NWHU seems reluctant to let people in our communities know which ones are of concern, but rather chooses to clump communities together as ‘regions’ on their website. The Rainy River District has 31 […]
Cody Carmody
Dear editor and town council, My name is Cody Carmody, a former resident of Fort Frances, with long historical ties to the community and an everlasting love for Sunset Country. Although I have not lived in Fort Frances for over a decade now, I reflect on my upbringing in the […]
I recently watched a video of a woman in a wheelchair, her body tired and thin, looking frail, and her memory had been stolen by Alzheimer’s. The music began to play, Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, and this woman began to move, her arms raised gently, her head swaying, her body remembering […]
