A recent article in The Guardian has had me questioning how I read and my understanding of what I read. I’ve always enjoyed reading and for several decades on my birthday and at Christmas, my wife would buy me several hard-cover books to read. I eventually succumbed and acquired a […]
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
Labour Day now is behind us. The yellow school buses are on the road and students are lining up on boulevards waiting for them to arrive. The sun is setting earlier each day and climbing out of bed later in the morning. Daytime temperatures are still warm but the evenings […]
Two storms roared through the district this past weekend. The first on Saturday night brought lots of rain and gusts of wind, something that we needed. Then, early Monday morning with weather warnings out, Fort Frances and east of the town had trees toppled across power lines and streets and […]
Having had no rain for more than two weeks, the birch trees already are turning their leaves golden. The maples along the shorelines also have begun turning their green leaves to red. Even the ash trees seem to be changing colours. It is much earlier than normal and yet it’s […]
At the Fort Frances council meeting on Monday night, we saw the first decisions of Resolute to begin divesting themselves of property here in town. The town, in acquiring the old Dr. Boyle property on Mowat Avenue, now will have a means of connecting the back alley that runs behind […]
One has to wonder how the Rusty Crayfish entered the waters of Rainy Lake. One also has to wonder at how fast the crayfish moved out across the lake. One also must wonder at how the smelt entered Rainy Lake and how it spread across the north basin until it […]
A story that was printed in Monday’s Bulletin, “Young people looking for younger leaders,” noted that young people across the United States are looking for a generational change in leadership. A poll conducted found that young people are looking for younger leaders who share their aspirations and political beliefs. More […]
Where might a detour lead? It is a question often pondered when travelling by car and the bright orange signs announce detour ahead. Follow the signs. Sometimes it is only a narrow work-around that has been created for this one project. Sometimes the next sign indicates the road narrowing to […]
Today, less than 17 percent of jobs in Canada are found in manufacturing products. Technology changes in manufacturing have reduced the need for people. Technology and services are the fastest growing job areas of the economy. Where does Rainy River District’s future lie? Dave Kircher proposed to the Economic Development […]
It is quite easy to forget how valuable electricity is to us. Shortly after my father built our cabin on Rainy Lake, we gave up Coleman lanterns and replaced our lights with electricity. We had a small diesel generator that provided enough power to light the cabin and run a […]
It is July 1 and the 151st birthday of Canada. In typical Fort Frances fashion, the sun gods rained on the Fort Frances parade. You almost can predict that July 1 will be a rainy day. The thermometer only was reading 17 C but The Weather Network said the rain […]
Doug Ford has hit the ground running and with a few announcements even before being sworn into office, he clearly has demonstrated things will be different. Gone are the working luncheon caucus meetings with supplied food. Instead, the PC caucus will be expected to “brown bag” it. Or perhaps Mr. […]
