In only one week, most of the leaves have fallen to the forest floor. The bright yellows, oranges and reds have again disappeared from our landscapes. The sun does not arrive above the horizon until almost eight in the morning and disappears shortly after 6:30 in the evening. We are […]
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
As I write this, it is Thanksgiving Day. For Canadians it is much different than previous Thanksgivings. For Marnie and myself, we are in Calgary celebrating our granddaughter’s first birthday, which coincides with the Thanksgiving long weekend. For most families across Canada, the traditional gatherings of families and friends around […]
Many Canadians are suffering from “Covid Fatigue”. None of us expected that social distancing, family bubbles, facial masks and self isolation would go beyond a few months. We were all ready to agree to the terms proposed by Health Canada officials and provincial health authorities for several months beginning in […]
I often compare our Canadian governing system to that of the United States. We follow a parliamentary system whereas the United States is a Republic Style of government. In Canada, the governing party – whether Liberal, Conservative or New Democratic – governs by having either a coalition of two or […]
The season is changing. The hot sunny days of July and August have cooled into more moderate temperatures that have brought us almost through September. Having spent the last week at the lake, I woke each sunny day to see a different picture-perfect shoreline view. The paper birch leaves were […]
I planted a garden this year just like many others in this pandemic year. It was not a large garden measuring a scant three feet by eight feet. It was a raised garden so that I didn’t have to bend over to weed or pick vegetables. The rows of radishes, […]
Bassin’ For Bucks will take place this coming weekend in Sioux Narrows. I had forgotten about the tournament until I was remined in a blog by Bryan Gustafson who was presenting several ideas on lures on his Facebook page. It is one of the few tournaments that will have run […]
Labour Day has been celebrated in Canada as a national holiday since 1894 on the first Monday in September. Prior to then, workers were taken for granted. The first Labour action actually took place almost two decades earlier when 2000 members of the Toronto Printers Union marched together demanding a […]
Just as the morning radio and television anchors were crawling out of bed Monday, Canadians received news that a new opposition leader Erin O’Toole had been elected on the third ballot. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prorogued parliament on August 18 and the next session of parliament will not begin until […]
There was a Facebook posting that said, “Could we have a 2020 do-over?” I chuckled. Yes, a 2020 do-over would be nice. Always in the backs of our minds is the question, “Can we do this activity safely and can our family and children be protected from the Coronavirus?” A […]
Everyone keeps talking about the new normal. What is it? Nine months ago I retired and began working on the new normal for a retired person. My wife and I created a routine. Breakfast, then a long walk and then we began pursuing our hobbies. I would head out for […]
It was a cold day on January 23, 1962 when my brother Don and I took over our paper route from the Burrell sisters. The route had 123 customers and ran from Central Avenue to the arena. We had one day to learn the route and then we were on […]
