In preparation for the marriage of our son, Adam, and his fiancée, Meesun, Marnie and I viewed a YouTube video several times to understand what would take place. It was very informative and had no resemblance to a wedding you might be a guest at in North America or Europe. […]
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
It has been two weeks since I wrote my last column. In the meantime, Marnie and I travelled to our son Adam’s wedding to Meesun Shin in Seoul, South Korea. Seoul proper is a city of 10 million people and the region has some 25 million people all within 100 […]
The parties already are gearing up for the next provincial election in June, 2018. All three leaders are rolling out policies to the public to see which ones will attract the most attention of voters in the coming months. With the Liberal government planning to announce a balanced budget in […]
In February, you start to get lake fever. By the end of March, you are chomping to get on the water. April comes and the snow disappears, lawns are raked, and the ice recedes. Cabin season has arrived. The warm temperatures of Friday and Saturday had begun teasing us with […]
There are some days when you open a letter that it is a pleasant surprise. Monday was such an occasion. Last week, I wrote of the discovery of a treasure of family history–and it is a treasure that keeps unfolding. A letter arrived from New Zealand wondering if I had […]
It is amazing what you can learn when you begin clearing and rooting through the files at your parents’ home. My mother is downsizing and the family is doing the downsizing. You never can know what you might discover. For instance, we have the receipts for my grandfather’s funeral in […]
This is an e-mail that John McTaggart received from an associate with Source for Sports in Belle River, Ont. Hi John, We were able to all gather at the local watering hole and watch your live stream for the gold-medal game. I think our boys might have stole that last […]
Our new telephone book arrived at the Fort Frances Times. We usually received a book for every phone in the business and that count would be 21 phone books. There also are 10 business lines coming into the building. But this year, the phone book company has determined the Times […]
There are new questions facing school boards and organizations planning trips for students to the United States. Is it safe to travel to that country? And will all of the students and participants be able to cross the border given the new immigration orders signed by U.S. President Donald Trump? […]
There’s a story circulating for a couple of centuries now that the American inventor, Benjamin Franklin, started Daylight Saving Time back in 1784. He had suggested to Parisians that by moving their clocks forward, they could save on candles. It actually was a New Zealander, George Hudson, who came up […]
All three levels of government are working to meet the requirements of the Disabilities Act, and they all should be applauded for their efforts. The act was designed to remove and prevent barriers for people with disabilities. The legislation probably never thought about financial disabilities, or technology disabilities or infrastructure […]
It was Family Day in Ontario on Monday and here in Fort Frances, we had a thunderstorm and rain for most of the day. Needless to say, it was not the most wonderful day for outdoor family activities. Driving back from Dryden under a sunny sky Saturday afternoon, I could […]
