It’s sad to think that, in 2018, there’s still a need to have an official “Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week.” But given what has been unfolding this past week at the prestigious St. Michael’s College private boys’ school in Toronto, not to mention frequent media reports involving young people committing […]
Editorials
Has your son raised funds for hurricane relief? Has your nephew helped build awareness for child poverty? Has your daughter earned the highest-grade average within her school? Has your young neighbour volunteered to take out the garbage and shovel the driveway for an elderly couple? If you answered “yes” to […]
“Lest we forget” is as synonymous with Remembrance Day as the poppy. First and foremost, the simple, three-word phrase–which Wikipedia says first was used in a 1897 poem written by Rudyard Kipling entitled “Recessional”–is a poignant reminder to all of us to never forget the brave men and women who […]
Thankfully, we only have to put up with the political ads that have littered U.S. airwaves for months for less than a week more–at least until the next election cycle there rolls around again in two years. The sheer repetitiveness of the ads is annoying enough to send even the […]
When all was said and done here Monday night, just over 51 percent of the eligible voters in Fort Frances cast ballots in the municipal election. A very disappointing number to be sure–especially considering people had a full eight days to vote for their choice for mayor, town council, and […]
The generosity of local residents certainly was front and centre once again over the weekend. On Friday night, about 80 people came out to the 200 block of Scott Street to spend the night on the sidewalk as part in the inaugural “Longest Night of the Year” sleep-out event. Organized […]
The candidates for councils and the local school boards across the district have made their choice to seek election, and have been pleading their case for office through lawn signs, pamphlets/brochures, and submitting profiles to the newspaper. Here in Fort Frances, the candidates for mayor and council also outlined their […]
The issues facing the community of Fort Frances clearly were spelled out by the candidates attending the forum hosted by the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce last night at the Townshend Theatre. The tasks identified by the two mayoral hopefuls and seven of the eight candidates for council included: •Financial […]
If there was an award for resiliency in the face of adversity, the Muskie football team would win it hands down. The squad was forced to forfeit its first game of the WHSFL season against Churchill after Fort High administration, citing safety reasons, said not enough players had attended practice […]
Whether you’re an actor up for an Oscar or Emmy, a singer nominated for a Grammy, a writer vying for a Pulitzer Prize, a scientist in line for a Nobel Prize, or even a community newspaper hoping to win a provincial or national award, we all relish having our life’s […]
The fight between the province and the City of Toronto over the size of its municipal council is one that should concern all residents of Ontario. First, if the province can pass a law (Bill 5) that unilaterally slashes the size of Toronto city council by nearly half (47 seats […]
Nothing to do in Fort Frances, you say? Think again. Almost 30 local clubs and groups are attending a “1-Stop Registration” event being held tomorrow (Sept. 6) from 5-7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium. That’s right, almost 30! Geared to both youth and adults, they cover a wide […]
