While many cross-border shoppers may cheer the increases in merchandise allowance that Canadians will be allowed to return with from the U.S., many towns and cities along the border are petitioning the Ministry of Finance to rescind his June 1 changes. Currently, Canadian residents returning to Canada after 24 hours […]
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
Don Cumming received a very special award from the Canadian Community Newspapers Association last Thursday evening at the Royal York Hotel. He was the recipient of the “Gold Quill” Award, which is bestowed upon individuals who have worked within the newspaper years for 50 years and have been involved in […]
Sunday was Earth Day. I hadn’t paid much attention to the day until I watched the news on CBC that evening and saw the parades and people working to cleaning up waterways and parks across Canada. People also planted trees along roadways and replaced fallen trees in parks. In my […]
Sometimes it is necessary to question the thinking of senior government. As the federal government seeks to eliminate thousands of jobs from departments across Canada, you must question how decisions were arrived at. It is especially true of border services. Similarly, in Ontario, we already have seen the announcement of […]
Forsberg and Lindberg, MacIntoshes, Taylor Electric, Andy’s Candy Land, Bernardi’s, Veteran Electric, the bowling alley, Shop Easy, Niznicks, Tiny Tot Shop, The Fridge, Gilmore, and Noden are names of businesses that all have disappeared from the 300 block of Scott Street in my lifetime. Before most people had chest freezers […]
This past week, the staff at the Fort Frances Times went through intensive training on new software.You will not see a great deal of difference in the paper, but the changes were required because the software we were using was becoming very dated. By dated, I’m admitting the software was […]
In the home I grew up in, the use of vulgar language was never tolerated. Even the use of descriptive terms to identify bodily functions would result in a strong verbal reprimand. We used numbers instead to describe those functions. As I grew up, other words came to our attention […]
We like to believe that traditions bring comfort and security. They bring the surety about what one will expect on a specific occasion. Over time, our traditions continue to modify and grow. As new cultures mix in our society, they weave new ideas and foods into the fabric of being […]
Saturday is Valentine’s Day and in a quick survey around the office, I learned that something chocolate will be served up in most homes. It may be cake. It may be cookies. It might be ice cream. Retailers will have re-stocked their chocolate supplies so that wayward husbands and boyfriends […]
We have a tradition on New Year’s Day. It is the day that marks the official end of the Christmas season in our home. It is the day we return our home to its natural state. The first items packed are the festive decorations that are spread throughout the house. […]
