After much debate and shenanigans (read “Elbowgate”), the federal government’s bill on assisted dying finally passed in the House of Commons yesterday. But don’t start cheering just yet. First of all, it’s clear Bill C-14 won’t pass the Senate—if it even does at all—prior to this Monday’s deadline (June 6) […]
Editorials
For those who love the thrill of competitive fishing, you can’t beat the open-water season here in Sunset Country with all the tournaments on the calendar. There’s the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship and KBI. The Emo Walleye Classic and the Rainy River Walleye Tournament. Not to mention the myriad […]
It’s here! Yes, the Victoria Day long weekend is upon us again—marking the unofficial start of summer and, of course, the launch of yet another tourist season here in Rainy River District. Despite persistent reports of a prospective buyer continuing to kick the tires so to speak, the mill in […]
Going winless in three games at the Dudley Hewitt Cup last week in Kirkland Lake to finish in fourth place and out of the playoffs certainly wasn’t the ending to their season the Fort Frances Lakers had hoped for, especially after coming within a win of advancing to the RBC […]
Kudos to town council for initiating a “Fight the Blight” campaign over 11 days starting this coming Monday—and hopefully local residents take full advantage of this opportunity to help beautify our community. In the works since January, and stemming from a strategic plan submission by the Fort Frances Chamber of […]
Hydro One already is in most people’s bad books with its exorbitant rates—especially for those who live in rural areas like here in Rainy River District. Needless to say, the Ontario Energy Board’s recent announcement of a 2.5 percent increase in time-of-use pricing only will exacerbate that view. What’s sure […]
There’s a push on to better develop sports tourism in Rainy River District—and for good reason. It provides a major financial shot-in-the-arm that cannot be ignored. The Dudley Hewitt Cup, which Fort Frances hosted last year, reportedly injected more than $200,000 into the local economy. Back in 2003, it was […]
There’s been a lot of buzz on social media this past week over the actions of some U.S. states directed against same-sex couples and the LGBTQ community in general. The moves prompted plenty of backlash, including concert cancellations by big-name rockers like Bruce Springsteen and Bryan Adams in North Carolina […]
There aren’t many district events that can boast a 75-year plus history. The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts is among those few—getting underway today for the 76th time and running through April 22, with the annual “Highlights” concert set for Tuesday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m. at […]
“The annual ‘Sunshine List’ landed not so much with a thud as a whimper,” Queen’s Park columnist Christina Blizzard wrote on Monday. There were few surprises. Pan Am executives earned huge salaries to make the Toronto Pan Am Games the most successful ever, but at the same time, the games […]
It is almost 50 years ago that Finance Minister Edgar Benson took the nation into high deficits in a time of no recession. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Trudeau, following his father’s example again, returned Canada to a large deficit. Yes, he campaigned on a stimulus deficit of $10 billion but […]
Ahhh, the vagaries of spring—one day you’re sun tanning and then shovelling out from a blizzard practically the next. One sign of spring most everyone looks forward to is the arrival of Daylight Savings Times—the second Sunday in March when the majority of us set our clocks ahead one hour […]
