Choosing names for towns, streets, buildings, and parks always is done with the best of intentions. Most salute historical figures or pioneers, and those who made outstanding contributions to the community. They are meant to celebrate our past and typically are a source of great pride. And once something bears […]
Editorials
The summer tournament fishing circuit in Northwestern Ontario kicks into full swing with the Emo Walleye Classic later this week, but it remains to be seen what kind of season 2014 will bring. Just 32 teams had registered for the EWC as of press time. The Fort Frances Canadian Bass […]
We’re all in the same canoe and we all have to paddle in the same direction to get anywhere. It’s nothing new, of course—that’s always been the case. But given Resolute Forest Products’ recent decision to permanently close its mill in Fort Frances, clearly the metaphor has taken on a […]
Lawns signs touting the various local candidates have sprung up around town but there’s little other evidence of “election fever” heading into the second week of the official campaign for the June 12 vote. Perhaps the election is being debated at coffee shop tables across the district, though it’s clear […]
“Devastating” was how local MP John Rafferty put it. A “final major blow,” according to Unifor. “Dismayed” was the reaction of Randy Nickle, the local Progressive Conservative candidate for the upcoming provincial election. Tellingly, “surprising” was not among the words being bandied about yesterday over the announcement that Resolute Forest […]
The federal government is planning to commemorate Canada’s military mission in Afghanistan in elaborate fashion on Parliament Hill on May 9, complete with a parade, 21-gun salute, and a fly-past of planes and helicopters. The idea is to pay homage to the men and women who bravely endured 12 years […]
Congratulations to the organizers of the inaugural Community Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt for staging what seemed to be a highly-successful event here Saturday morning. A tip of the hat to the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club for coming up with the idea and kudos to all the Scott Street businesses that […]
It’s apt that the new brand logo for “Fort Frances Boundless” can be interpreted as a phoenix, as it indicates the community’s energy to rise again from the ashes and flourish—after all, it’s something the community has done since the first trading fort was established at the mouth of Rainy […]
How does that old saying go? He who has the money makes the rules (or words to that effect). That’s obviously the case with the Ministry of Education, which denied the Rainy River District School Board’s application for funding to build a new Donald Young School in Emo. The future […]
It seems referendums on casinos are almost as common here as those held in Quebec to determine its future. Despite a majority saying “no” back in 1997, town council appears poised to put the issue before voters yet again during the upcoming municipal election on Oct. 27—yesterday approving the wording […]
It appears an embarrassing—and downright ridiculous—situation is on the verge of being rectified, at least in the short-term. Word the province is willing to lease the former Ontario Travel Information Centre to the Town of Fort Frances, allowing the building to re-open after being shuttered for the past two seasons, […]
Every effort to combat bullying is commendable—and kudos to the local branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association in challenging the community to participate in this year’s “International Day of Pink” on April 9. The good intentions ring hollow, however, in light of persistent whispers that a local student has […]
