Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream—and last night it finally came true. Forty years after Dr. King’s assassination, 40 years after the race riots that threatened to tear the nation apart, a black man stood before a throng of 250,000 cheering and crying people in Chicago to deliver […]
Editorials
According to the town’s new strategic plan, which was approved by council Monday night, a decision on whether to implement water meters in homes here is to be made by December, 2010. It’s sure to be a contentious issue, with residents lining up on both sides of the debate, but […]
Our reporters have spent the past six weeks covering political leaders in our community, so it only seems appropriate that we now are turning our attention to the young leaders of our district. We have been filling news pages with stories of how our political candidates plan to invoke changes […]
Congratulations, first, to NDP candidate John Rafferty, who captured the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding on his third try, handily defeating Liberal incumbent Ken Boshcoff in yesterday’s federal election. Sincere thanks also must be extended to Mr. Boshcoff for his service as our MP for the past four-and-a-half years. First elected […]
Fort Frances and district residents have given a ringing endorsement to the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre that’s to be built at the corner of Second Street East and Reid Avenue in behind the Memorial Sports Centre. No, it wasn’t a campaign issue during a municipal election. […]
“Election fever” has been painfully lacking in Rainy River District so far this campaign—with no more glaring example being the dreadful turnout at the Civic Centre last night for the all-candidates’ debate hosted by the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce. Less than 30 people were on hand, and the majority […]
We all know the legal drinking age in Ontario is 19. Everyone also knows, unless you have your head buried in the sand, that many teens consume alcohol on a regular basis. It’s a situation that certainly isn’t new—nor is it one likely to change anytime soon. The prevalence of […]
In U.S. politics, the term “lame duck” refers to a president nearing the end of his second term in the Oval Office because he is unable, under the Constitution, to seek a third one. In other words, he’s merely a caretaker until the new president, whether from his party or […]
Jim Cumming We are a diverse community. Across Rainy River District, our population includes those of First Nations’ ancestry, as well as first generation people from Holland, France, England, Vietnam, and many other nations. As a district, we have welcomed and accepted immigrants for several centuries. It has been—and continues […]
We promote ourselves as “God’s Country”. We pride ourselves on our lakes and rivers. Our literature promotes our clean blue lakes, our green forests, and our remote and beautiful beaches. We take joy in camping on those beaches and hidden treasures across Rainy River District. This past Monday, one of […]
Say what you will about the Olympics, there’s very few other events—sporting or otherwise—that can capture the attention of an entire nation for a two-week period, where people from coast to coast to coast are united in the common goal of rooting on our athletes as they battle against the […]
Rainy River District certainly is much different today than it was a century ago—with some changes for the best and others not. One constant, fortunately, is the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s annual fair in Emo each August, which has been a highlight of the summer for many residents right […]
