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 […]
Editorials
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 […]
Who knew a future Stanley Cup winner was taking to the ice when Duncan Keith got his start with the Times Tigers here all those years ago? When Jenna Enge threw her first curling stone, did anyone realize she would grow up to compete in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts? […]
Fort Frances has been forced to try Plan ‘B’ in its efforts to garner district funding to help operate the local airport—and that’s disappointing. The logical course, as was suggested initially, would have seen municipalities and area First Nations help shoulder the airport’s annual operating deficit on a per capita […]
If you don’t stand up for yourself, who will? We must not stand idly by in the face of a decision—quietly made in late fall—to re-locate our resident judge to Kenora District when Judge Thomas McKay moves to London, Ont. in May. It marks not only the continued erosion of […]
According to figures compiled by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, a left-leaning think-tank, the 100 highest-paid chief executives whose companies are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange made an average of $8.38 million in 2010—a 27 percent increase from the $6.6 million compensation for the top 100 CEOs in […]
It looks like another opportunity to rouse community pride here is about to go by the wayside. We talk about being a hockey town, and certainly seem to be, yet we’ve never bothered to enter the annual Kraft “Hockeyville” competition. And with the nomination phase for the 2012 title set […]
Do you know what today is? Well, besides Wednesday, that is—and Jan. 11. Here’s a hint? It has to do with an important figure in Canadian history. Still nothing? Umm, someone who played a key role in forging Confederation back in 1867. Okay, okay—final clue: our first prime minister. That’s […]
