Rainy River First Nations Chief Jim Leonard said yesterday he feels the incident involving a video of six Fort Frances High School students mocking a pow-wow is being “swept under the rug” by both the high school and Rainy River District School Board. Judging by their actions so far, Chief […]
Editorials
If it takes a library to raise a community (according to the slogan on a bag Joyce Cunningham carries around), then Fort Frances will be in very good hands, indeed. The latest plans for the proposed Fort Frances Library and Technology Centre—a 15,000 sq. ft. facility to be located at […]
Everyone involved with “A Wacky River Cruise,” this year’s version of the VALA Variety Show, deserves a standing ovation—not just for staging three enjoyable performances on the weekend, but for showing the rest of us how important it is to just have fun. Judging from all the pictures in today’s […]
With F.H. Huffman School likely to close, in favour of consolidating its students in a new school at the Robert Moore site on Second Street East, the last of the public board’s small “neighbourhood” schools will be gone. The slow process actually began in the early 1980s with the closure […]
Congratulations to Ken Perry, who was sworn in as town councillor last night after winning Mondays byelection, and thanks to Todd Hamilton for letting his name stand so voters of Fort Frances could have a choice. Sadly, though, the first byelection in our towns 105-year history will be remembered most […]
An idea to give residents one free tipping pass at the local landfill this year, currently being tossed around as town council wrestles with the 2008 municipal budget, is a good one. It looks to be a great replacement for the highly-successful high school cleanup that Walter Horban spearheaded for […]
It was great to see so many people, particularly those new to the sport of cross-country skiing, turn out for the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club’s family ski day this past Sunday. With Borderland finally seeing a “normal” winter again, club organizers say the 11-km network of trails off Rocky […]
When looking back at 2007 this week, its clear our community once again had a lot of wonderful things to celebrate, tough challenges to tackle, and heart-wrenching tragedies to deal with. Certainly the most positive news of the past year was the approval and start of a biomass boiler by […]
Vibrant debate is one cornerstone of a vibrant community—whether it’s on an important matter like “outshopping” or something more innocuous like the logo at centre ice at the Ice for Kids Arena. A frank exchange of views is crucial to helping find solutions to an issue or, at the very […]
Former town councillors Al Bedard and Nick Wihnan deserve kudos for standing on their principles. Both failed to win a seat in last November’s municipal election yet neither one chose to run in the Jan. 14 byelection because they don’t believe it should be held in the first place—arguing the […]
There’s an old Irish proverb that says, “Praise youth and it will prosper.” So often the accomplishments and good deeds young individuals perform are overlooked and under-acknowledged. So quick we are to dismiss the young as frivolous. The Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year awards are here to ensure young […]
Each year, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce holds its awards gala to salute the top businesses, entrepreneurs, and employees across the district, as well as those which excel at customer service, safety, and training. It’s always a wonderful evening—complete with an Academy Awards-like atmosphere as all the deserving nominees […]
