Sniff, sniff. Can you smell it? The Liberal government of Premier Kathleen Wynne obviously can–as evidenced by their scramble to tackle the exorbitant hydro rates burdening residents, businesses, and industries right across the province. First, they decided on an eight-percent rebate effective Jan. 1. Premier Wynne quickly followed that with […]
Editorials
It’s coming up to three years since town council decided to drop “Pither” from the “Point” because, as a former Indian agent, his name continued to spark bitterness among local First Nations more than a century later. Many names of towns, parks, buildings, other structures, and even sports teams remain […]
The fallout still is reverberating two weeks after the Liberal government reneged on its promise to change Canada’s electoral system by the next election scheduled for 2019. The heat might have died out by now except that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau himself fanned the embers last week during a visit […]
It appears we’re back to square one when it comes to how best to welcome tourists coming into Northwestern Ontario through the Fort Frances border crossing. The town has done an admirable job filling the void when the Ontario government abruptly shuttered several tourist information centres across the province, including […]
Canada is not immune to terror attacks–a point that hit home so graphically over two days in October, 2014 when Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent was killed in Saint Jean sur Richelieu, Que. after being deliberately run down by a vehicle and then Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was fatally shot while on […]
Fort Frances council chose the proper path Monday night with a pair of decisions regarding the next municipal election in 2018. First, council opted to stick with the current “first-past-the-post” electoral system, where the candidate with the most votes wins, rather than use one in which voters are required to […]
Just like Ontario electrical users, Fort Frances residents have shown they can reduce the amount of water they use in their households. Yes, town residents actually used less processed water in 2016 than they did in the previous year. In fact, Fort Frances residents use less water than the average […]
It’s that time of year again when the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce comes with hat in hand before town council to request funding to help with tourism-related expenses—just as it’s done for the past 20 years or more. Council has acquiesced, though at times seeming to do so grudgingly. […]
It’s here! It’s here! It’s here! Yes, Canada’s sesquicentennial year is now upon us—with the celebrations already having started on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on New Year’s Eve leading up to their culmination on July 1. Are you excited yet? There hasn’t been a whole lot of buzz around Canada’s […]
Life has its ups and downs; triumphs and tragedies; successes and challenges. Looking back over the past 12 months, though, it’s clear 2016 had plenty of positive vibes for Fort Frances and Rainy River District. Topping the list, of course, is New Gold’s continued progress on its Rainy River Project […]
Sometimes it’s the smallest of gestures that make the biggest impact. Maria Gilbert, a Grade 11 student at Fort Frances High School, was selected as the local recipient of RBC’s “Canada 150” initiative—a promotion in celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary in 2017 in which one youth from communities across the […]
Stratton residents, particularly those involved in the curling scene there, undoubtedly are very proud after two of their own—siblings Trevor Bonot and Jackie McCormick—helped Northern Ontario capture the 2017 Canadian mixed curling championship on Saturday in Yarmouth, N.S. Joined by Megan and Kory Carr of Thunder Bay at lead and […]
