Ontario is in the middle of an election, but you’d be forgiven for having not noticed that. In spite of everything going on in the world, here in our corner of it, we’ve slid into an almost anemic election season. The premier called for a snap election on January 24, […]
Editorials
Ken Kellar, Editor
Another week, another tariff. I, like most other Canadians, thought we’d be done with this, at least for the month. We had our tariff scare last week, a bit of political theatre that felt more like a circus act. A strongman’s ruse, in a way; watch how he bellows as […]
Bob Dylan probably said it best: “The Times, they are a-changin’.” I don’t imagine Dylan had the Fort Frances Times in mind when he wrote that song in the early 60s (though we were here when he did) but it’s apropos of both the situation I find myself in now, […]
Staff
Let’s be real: sticking to your fitness routine can be really tough, especially when the cold weather rolls in and those New Year’s resolutions become distant memories. The excitement and energy that fuelled your goals a few weeks ago have taken a back seat to the bustle of everyday life, […]
A better year than 2024, as it was a total fiasco! World peace and a moose. Trump is allowed to make America (and Canada) great again. To fix the housing crisis and mental health and addiction crisis our community faces. For both Borderland Pride and Harold McQuaker to shut up. […]
Politics are completely controlled by the top one per cent of earners in the world to control and enslave the majority to earn them more and more money. Corruption at its finest! America has a New President, a very, very, very nice guy a simple fellow with a very keen […]
By Gordon Cameron
Executive Director
Ontario Community Newspapers Association
Executive Director
Ontario Community Newspapers Association
Did you read the one about the German court reporter who was convicted of abusing children, conning widowers and escaping from a psychiatric hospital? Likely not, as no human editor would ever confuse the writer of an article with people he was writing about. However, Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence Copilot system […]
By Dr Marcus Powlowski
Member of Parliament
Thunder Bay-Rainy River
Member of Parliament
Thunder Bay-Rainy River
The last week has been a tough one for residents of the Fort Frances-Rainy River area, particularly so for the elderly, and those with underlying health problems. First there was the news that, due to the paramedic shortage, the Emo ambulance station was being temporarily closed. Then came the news […]
Here’s what our write-in respondents said about our last poll topic: No. I published my Interpersonal Communication videos on TikTok and I flunked out but it had a positive impact on the community. No. What has harmed these kids is the political agenda pushed on them by teachers. It’s up […]
By Megan Walchuk
Mothers come in all shapes and sizes, and sometimes we find them in the most unlikely of places. Staff at the Fort Frances Times were lucky enough to have a mother right in the office every day. Del Cumming was a warm and nurturing mother figure for generations of staff […]
