Sarah Campbell had big shoes to fill in replacing longtime MPP Howard Hampton at Queen’s Park but she’s done just that so far—and barely seven months into the job to boot. As news trickled out that the McGuinty government was closing seven Ontario Travel Information Centres across the province as […]
Editorials
Area tourist camp operators no doubt are fuming over news that disgraced media baron Conrad Black was granted a one-year temporary resident permit by Citizenship and Immigration so he can return to Canada following his release from a Florida prison on Friday. Mr. Black has been serving time for fraud. […]
It appears local MP John Rafferty has seen the light. His reward? A position in the shadow cabinet of NDP leader Thomas Mulcair as the critic for the Northern Ontario Economic Development Initiative (better known as FedNor)—a key responsibility for our region given the recent Tory cuts to the program […]
Coming up a win short of the SIJHL crown, after having three cracks at it, was a disappointing end to the 2011-12 season for the Fort Frances Lakers. But there’s certainly no reason for anyone to hang their heads. Just three years after the community-owned club was cobbled together at […]
Word that town council is disbanding two committees due to lack of public interest is troubling news, indeed. Despite several calls for residents to fill vacancies on the Children’s Complex and Recreation Advisory committees, no applications came forward and the town was left with little choice but to dissolve them. […]
Without any discussions with tourist operators and cities across Ontario, seven Ontario Travel Information Centre (OTIC) sites will close on April 30. While 181,000 American visitors cross the International Bridge at Fort Frances, they will see that Ontario really doesn’t value their financial contribution to the economy of Northwestern Ontario […]
A game of “chicken” is sure to play out at Queen’s Park in the days ahead—and hanging in the balance is another provincial election barely five months after Ontarians last went to the polls just before Thanksgiving. The Progressive Conservatives already have given a “thumbs down” to the provincial budget […]
There is understandable outrage that disgraced former junior hockey coach Graham James was handed only an additional two-year jail sentence after pleading guilty to sexually abusing two other players under his wing, including former NHL star Theoren Fleury. Equally contemptible, though, was the fact that Mr. James obtained a pardon […]
Emo residents are determined Donald Young School won’t suffer the same fate as Alexander MacKenzie, Sixth Street, and Huffman here in Fort Frances. That certainly was the message delivered loud and clear by the 80 people who turned out last Wednesday night for the fourth and final public consultation by […]
First the bad news: we didn’t make the cut. The good news? At least someone took the time this year to nominate Fort Frances for the annual Kraft “Hockeyville” title. Kudos to local resident Jonathan Glueheisen, who submitted a bid after reading an editorial questioning our community pride given the […]
In what has become a regular plea around this time of year, more volunteers must step forward if a full slate of Canada Day festivities is to go ahead here. Local celebrations of our country’s birthday were on life support a few years ago until a group of residents banded […]
Whether or not you agreed with local MP John Rafferty’s decision last week to again vote with the Conservative government to abolish the long-gun registry, his move exposed the thorny dilemma when a political party’s platform clashes with the wishes of the majority of constituents. To Mr. Rafferty’s credit, he […]
