For the past 10 days, the television in our home has clung to the CBC and TSN channels broadcasting Olympic coverage from Pyeongchang, South Korea. From the opening ceremonies onward, if we were not awake, then the coverage was recorded so we could it watch in our waking hours. We […]
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
The Sorting Gap Marina and La Verendrye Parkway have proved to be a great success for our community and its citizens. The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will celebrate its 24th rendition this year while the seventh-annual International Boundary Water Dragon Boat Festival is set for June 30 at the […]
I often have wondered how two people fall in love and continue to build on that love through their lifetimes. I remember, in my courting days, heading to the florist on Valentine’s Day to pick up a bouquet of roses and stopping by the drug store for a box of […]
The province of Ontario is in turmoil with the coming election. The Progressive Conservatives have lost their leader and today are being led by interim leader Vic Fedeli. But prior to the June 7 election date, the party intends to hold a leadership vote–pulling in 200,000 members of the party […]
Newspapers across Canada and the United States are evaluating their future. The Fort Frances Times, along with the Daily Bulletin, is no different. In southern Ontario, 40 newspapers ceased publishing in December. Across Canada, almost 75 weekly newspapers closed their doors in 2017. An additional 100 have gone from publishing […]
A friend and a mentor passed away this past weekend. As another Master official in Canada said in an e-mail to me, “A whistle has gone silent.” Jim Brow captured my imagination to what competitive swimming was all about. He was my mentor and he coached me as we travelled […]
Have you ever sat in a restaurant or airport and watched people sitting next to each other texting on their phones. It is something that is becoming more common every day, as new studies confirm. The latest studies have discovered that a group sitting around a table would much rather […]
The GPS said in 659 km, turn left off Trans-Canada Highway. You hardly can go wrong travelling from Regina to Calgary on a bitterly cold day just before Christmas. Just as everywhere, CBC Radio was describing how cold it was outside. Having left the Fort a day earlier, Marnie and […]
Who should get a stocking with a single potato or a lump of coal this year? There was a pervasive belief in the 19th century that if you were poor, it was because you or your ancestors did bad things. God was punishing you. If you live in the United […]
As I write this column, I realize there is less than two weeks until that jolly old elf makes his way into households around the world. Each year, we celebrate Christmas in different ways. For many, the arrival of that celebrated Christmas gentleman will offer little comfort. I listened Monday […]
It is now less than a year until new municipal councils are elected and sworn in across Rainy River District. But before those elections take place, Ontario residents will go to the polls June 7 to elect a new provincial government. All these races will have consequences for residents of […]
Monday evening’s recognition of Evelyn Metke as “Citizen of the Year” in Fort Frances recognizes her years of volunteering for the community. I have known “Evie” from the time I was 14 years old and she had made a decision to take her bronze medallion course. It seemed unusual that […]
