The snow is gently falling. It clings to branches like cotton balls. The white Christmas lights on the shrubbery have become muted as they light the snow surrounding them. The snow is clinging to the trees and the evergreen branches are bent. Our neighbourhood is a Christmas postcard picture. The […]
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
Canada the 51st State? Or more correctly the 51st through the 60th state. Only a US president with imperialist thoughts would even consider annexing Canada. Such is Donald Trump. It is not the first instance where annexing Canada has been considered from south of our undefended border. In the war […]
We set our Christmas tree up on Monday afternoon. It is an artificial tree, but our ornaments bring it to life with years of memories. Atop the tree is our angel. She is in gingham red with white wings, sporting brown braids and aways a smile. Marnie and I had […]
Is it a figment of your imagination or more accurately that of our prime minister? Do we really need this giveaway? That $6.28 billion Christmas giveaway will not be paid back for generations. The cancelling of the GST on Christmas trees well after the majority have been bought and decorated […]
On Friday evening, my wife and I were dining in an Indian restaurant in Thunder Bay that was opening softly. Our waitress was friendly and outgoing, and we began a conversation. We learned that she was from Nepal and attending Confederation College working towards a human resources diploma. She had […]
On the day after the US elections, the largest question asked of Google was “How do you immigrate to Canada?” The question was also asked about Britain, New Zealand and Australia. Similarly following the 2016 election Google faced an equally large number of inquiries on immigration to Canada. It has […]
On Tuesday the population of the United States went to the polls to elect a new government. In Canada we will be going to the polls in 2025 for both a federal election and a provincial election. Many Conservatives would like an election before Christmas. In the United States it […]
Have you ever begun a job in your home and watched as the scope of the job increased as you went along? It is happening in our home. Our furniture in the living room is over 40 years old. The carpet was replaced in 2006 and is now showing its […]
After a five-month absence from Queen’s Park, MPP’s found their way back to offices in Toronto. And once of the first items that greeted them was the announcement of the Ford government appointing Jane Philpott to head up Ontario’s new primary care action team. The team is tasked with finding […]
Back in 1993, my father Robert Cumming wrote a column titled “Who can you believe?” In the column he discussed the value of oral history in many indigenous cultures around the world and the value of those histories in understanding indigenous cultures and the impact that European settlers had on […]
We passed the anniversary date of the Hamas Israel war. After one year we would have expected that sane governments would have come to the rescue of both Gaza residents and Israel hostages. We would have expected that the world would come together to prevent an ever expanding war across […]
“Remember the time when you could go to Thanksgiving with your relatives and not complain about politics the whole time?” That question was put forth by Tim Walz who is running for the Vice Presidency of the United States. It is often noted that families share eighty-five percent of common […]
