The Salvation Army red kettles are out, and volunteers are ringing the bells and encouraging community folks to assist the services the Army provides by dropping coins and paper currency into the kettles. The Salvation Army began in Canada in 1882. The history of the kettle goes back to the […]
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
Back in 2012, New York Times’ columnist David Brooks noted the declining fertility rates across the mid-east and the affects that declining birth rate would have on the region. In 2016, it was noted that in the United States had reach an all time low in births. It has continued […]
I grew up on Third Street behind the arena. Our home was the second to be built in that new subdivision and as a young four-year-old, the street was my playground. There really wasn’t an alley and everything behind our home was bush. The ditches were wide and deep. The […]
Monday will mark the 101st anniversary of World War I and the 75th anniversary and the 74th year following WWII. Each year we see fewer veterans at the cenotaph who fought in the Second World War. We must continue to remember the sacrifices of the families who remained at home […]
Prime Minister Trudeau on election night made a claim that Canadians overwhelmingly supported his vision for the future of Canada. But before making that statement and cutting Scheer off, he should have looked at the electoral map of Canada and the voting totals. If ever there was clear indication that […]
As we travelled across the prairies this past week, Marnie and I couldn’t help but see the difference in crop harvesting and the impact weather has played on this year’s crops across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Rainy River District is not alone in suffering from too much moisture during the […]
I have watched as young people become excited when birthdays come around and they can understand that there will be a party for them. There are the constant questions of how many sleeps will there be before Christmas arrives. There are questions about “When will I go to school?” as […]
In 1934, my grandfather, James Alexander Cumming, with his partner, Roscoe Larson, came to Fort Frances and took over the Fort Frances Times. Later, they created a second paper–the Fort Frances Daily Bulletin. My parents took over the paper in the late 1960s and my brother, Don, sister, Linda, and […]
Are you watching the four main political party leaders as they seek to outdo each other in promises to win the national election on Oct. 21? Who can outpromise the most? Who is being most honest with the electorate? Where do smoke and mirrors end and when will we hear […]
Who am I today? It is a question that must be pondered by countless Canadians in this election. Am I the same person who did not feel comfortable to be around gay young men in high school who were frightened to come out and let schoolmates acknowledge their differences or […]
I had barely gotten back from delivering across the west end of the Rainy River District when the first red and orange signs appeared on lawns and driveways. The election was less than six hours old. I might think that the important issues would revolve around young people and health, […]
I wonder who is really listening to students attending secondary school? In a race to reduce costs and seemingly to reduce teachers in Grades 9 through 12, the provincial government is mandating students take 4 courses on-line in their high school years beginning next year. It is interesting that 95 […]
