I remember a political rally for then Premier of Ontario Frank Miller. He had come to Fort Frances to win re-election for the Progressive Conservatives. The rally was at the Rainy Lake Hotel and a crowd demonstrated in front of the hotel opposing the party’s re-election. Miller had succeeded Bill […]
Jim Cumming – From the Publisher Emeritus’ Pen
Jim is the former publisher of the Fort Frances Times Ltd. He writes a weekly column and can be contacted at jcumming@fortfrances.com
Prior to the last municipal election, affordable housing in Fort Frances and the district was a concern of many voters. Now in the 2021 Federal Election cycle, affordable housing has become a major issue with Canadian voters from coast to coast. The government’s definition of affordable housing includes a statement […]
I have already been bribed by the Liberal party and Justin Trudeau for my vote. Our household will receive two deposits in our bank accounts totalling $1000. In fact, all senior citizens in Canada are receiving $500 cheques. That is putting $1.95 million into our local economy. That is on […]
We are now into the silly season with the governing Liberal Party calling for an election two years before their mandate expires. Former Ontario premier David Peterson also pulled a snap election while riding high in the polls, but discovered that the population was fickle and tossed the government out, […]
In winter Olympics the Canadian women’s hockey team have kept us on the edge of our seats every four years as they have gone up against the American women. This summer Canada’s women’s soccer team defeated the US team in the final minute of play with a single goal in […]
One in five Northwestern Ontario residents have not received a single Covid vaccine. If you are going into Walmart or Safeway to shop, it means that, statistically, one in five shoppers has not had a single dose. That statistic alone mandates that we must continue to wear masks indoors. It […]
In our home we have been watching the Olympics late into the night and early in the morning. I have been involved in swimming across the northwest and Ontario for almost 30 years. In my time I have watched a young man begin swimming competitively when he was only seven […]
The sky was darkening as I headed out the door Monday morning to have my first haircut in over six months. I doubted that I would be seeing any rain. It was not expected, having waited for two months to see some rain. Storms and rain have dodged around us […]
Early Monday morning as I listened to the sounds around the cabin, I thought I heard falling rain hitting against the walls of the cabin and falling to the deck. It was not until I finally crawled out of bed and went outside, that I realized the sounds were from […]
An old Irish saying “Children are the rainbow of life. Grandchildren are the pot of gold”. I really had not given a lot of thought to my granddaughter until she arrived with her parents last Friday. As our first grandchild, she was already special and held a special place in […]
We often forget how vulnerable we are to diseases that were part of our history. Canadian statistics show that 1 in four children died of some cause by the time they were five in the first decade of the twentieth century. We have come far in preventing death through disease. […]
This will be the second year that Canada Day will be quiet in Fort Frances. There will be no parade. There will be no children’s parade. There will be no gathering of the community at Point Park. There will be no baseball tournaments. There will be no fireworks. Instead, we […]
