We are a wasteful lot and tend to recycle less—at least according to recent data from Waste Diversion Ontario (WDO). The average Fort Frances resident generated 419 kg of waste in 2007, well above the provincial average of 385 kg, which left the town ranked 146th out of 206 municipalities. […]
Editorials
No company in their right mind would invest 35 years in successfully marketing their brand, only to suddenly toss it out the window and start from scratch. Yet that’s exactly what the Ontario government is proposing in a recently-released tourism study that recommends ditching the Sunset Country travel region in […]
Prime Minister Stephen Harper was brimming with optimism in Brampton yesterday, where he delivered a speech in which he said the current economic crisis is “an opportunity to position ourselves so that when the recovery comes, we’re among the first to catch the wave.” This may well prove to be […]
Town council is in a tough bind these days as its wrestles with its 2009 budget and, as such, it’s understandable no stone is being left unturned in efforts to save money. A suggestion to cut back staffing hours at the Fort Frances Museum, however, appears to be a case […]
There’s a new marketing push underway to promote Rainy Lake as a world-class bass fishery which, by extension, would mean more visitors choosing Fort Frances as a destination rather than just passing through. Yet as that’s being pursued, Pithers’ Point Park—what should be our community’s jewel by the lake—continues to […]
“Joie de vivre alive and well in Winnipeg” splashed the headline in Saturday’s Free Press as city residents flocked to The Forks to kick off the 40th-annual Festival du Voyageur—billed as the largest winter festival in Western Canada. Alas, it’s a sentiment Fort Frances is decidedly lacking these days. True, […]
The curling spotlight is on Fort Frances this week as the local club is hosting the NOCA men’s provincial playdowns—providing district residents a chance to watch some top-notch action on the sheets while also showcasing our facilities and hospitality to the rest of Northern Ontario. Mother Nature tried to throw […]
Conundrum: A problem or puzzle which is difficult or impossible to solve. That’s precisely what town council faces as it debates whether to remain in the fuel business at the Sorting Gap Marina. On the one hand is Coun. Ken Perry’s argument that it doesn’t make sense to spend roughly […]
Ask four economic “experts” what they thought of yesterday’s federal budget tabled by Finance minister Jim Flaherty and you’ll likely get four different responses. Depending on your point of view, the budget either was a great compromise designed to rescue Canada from the clutches of recession, a stunning capitulation by […]
The euphoria and pomp of inauguration day now gone, U.S. President Barack Obama awoke this morning to the sober reality of an American economy in tatters amid unprecedented—and unrealistic—expectations that somehow he single-handedly will turn things around merely by occupying the White House. He can’t, of course. Mr. Obama, himself, […]
Staff District residents, enduring yet another bone-chilling cold snap this winter, can be forgiven for perhaps not noticing the thaw in relations between Canada and the United States, but it’s clear our relationship definitely will warm up under incoming president Barack Obama. First, Mr. Obama announced over the weekend that […]
John Rafferty, our newly-minted MP here in Thunder Bay-Rainy River, has invited district residents to attend a series of pre-budget consultation sessions across the riding this week, including one at Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton tonight and then another at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau here tomorrow […]
