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 […]
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
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 […]
The Northern Policy Institute has been focussing on human capital across Northern Ontario. Their findings do not provide for a great deal of optimism for either the Kenora or the Rainy River Districts. Even though both districts have high unemployment rates, they also have high job vacancy rates. In the […]
Before there was the Noden Causeway, the highway ended at the Five-Mile dock and weekly my mother would have sandwiches ready and right after work my father, brother and I would be on the dock, having bought some minnows there. The dock was exciting as it was the jumping off […]
I recently spoke with two young graduates from university about what they viewed their beginning career moves. One looked to go on to post grad studies for a law degree to develop green energy policies for the future. The other was looking to begin his engineering career in developing green […]
