There’s no question Fort Frances has to do a better job of diverting recyclables from the local landfill. But with the current diversion rate sitting at a dismal 14.4 percent, even attaining the town’s five- to 10-year goal of a paltry 25.2 percent will be an uphill battle unless there’s […]
Editorials
With speeding and other unsafe driving behaviours continuing to pose a danger around town, and particularly in school zones, the local Safe Communities branch is teaming up with J.W. Walker students in an innovative program aimed at tackling the problem. Dubbed “Ticket or Teach,” motorists nabbed by the OPP in […]
Canada will end its combat mission in Afghanistan this coming July, as planned, but rightly announced yesterday that up to 950 soldiers and support staff will stay on until 2014 to help train the Afghan army so it is better prepared to defend the country against the Taliban. Frankly, Ottawa […]
With Remembrance Day falling on a weekday again this year, it is difficult for many to attend services at their local cenotaph due to work commitments or the myriad of other demands on our day-to-day lives. But that’s no excuse not to pause tomorrow at the 11th hour of the […]
Every town, city and village across Canada today is grappling with deteriorating sewer pipes, water pipes, and roadways. All have a projected life expectancy and in every location, today most are at the end of their life. But it seems sewer and water are only important to taxpayers when toilets […]
Teetering on life support, the plug would have been pulled on the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship last Thursday night had not local resident Gord Watson stepped forward to take over as chairman for the 2011 tournament. Calling himself an “avid fisherman,” but having no direct affiliation with the FFCBC […]
The La Verendrye General Hospital Auxiliary deserves a hearty round of applause for fulfilling its $500,000 pledge to the local “Care Close to Home” fundraising campaign. It took five years longer than initially planned but that fact this goal was achieved at all—given the tough economic climate of late, a […]
One cannot fault the commitment and effort town council has put in over the past four years. But whether or not you think council is under-paid, this is no time to vote for a raise. At a special committee of the whole meeting last Thursday, which featured initial discussion on […]
At a time when voter turnout for federal and provincial elections has been hovering dangerously close to the 50 percent mark of late, it is encouraging to see that almost two-thirds (63 percent) of respondents to the Times’ weekly web poll indicated they planned to cast a ballot in the […]
Do you know a young person who selflessly gives their time to promote a cause, help a neighbour, or otherwise make a difference in our community? If so, please nominate him or her as an Ontario Junior Citizen—the annual awards program co-ordinated by the Ontario Community Newspapers Association (of which […]
With slow passport sales threatening the future of the long-running “Tour de Fort” entertainment series here, there was welcome news this morning when board president Ken Avis announced there will be a 19th season after all. But “Tour de Fort” clearly isn’t out of the woods just yet. Mr. Avis […]
Nestor Falls may only boast a few hundred residents but its vibrant community spirit would make towns many times its size green with envy. Take, for instance, the spirited campaign underway to have Nestor Falls proclaimed the “Ultimate Fishing Town.” The community surged past Dauphin, Man. over the weekend and, […]
