Back in 1979, then Conservative Prime Minister Joe Clark unexpectedly announced that Canada would move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The decision, which in effect recognized the disputed city as Israel’s capital, sparked a furor in the Arab world—and a quiet warning from Ottawa to Canada’s […]
Editorials
Three years ago I attended a briefing in Ottawa prior to Canada sending troops to Afghanistan. At the National Defense Headquarters, we listened as specialists told the newspaper group of the risks that Canada’s troops would be facing in Afghanistan. They did predict that Canada would lose soldiers in combat. […]
Fresh on the heels of raising $3.5 million locally for the Phase IV renovations at La Verendrye Hospital, the Riverside Foundation for Health Care is poised to embark on another ambitious project—coming up with $1.5 million by January for a CT scan here. Yes, you read that right: $1.5 million […]
Dear editor: A letter was published June 14 in the Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal asking that people not feed the squirrels within city limits. There obviously is a problem due to an exploding squirrel population in their neighbourhood, and as well here in Fort Frances. These critters can create a lot […]
To the editor: First, I would like to say thank you to Dawn Booth and her crew for organizing the terrific Canada Day parade. A great job done so well. Also, a thank you to all the bands that took part, especially the school band from the States. It must […]
Dear editor: We have just held another July 1 celebration and ball tournament in Barwick, as we have done for years and years. With a few exceptions, the same faces were there once again trying to organize and put on this day of celebration. Visitors from Minnesota, Manitoba, and other […]
The Downtown Core Committee deserves applause for having the wisdom—and backbone—to pull the plug on the roundly-criticized proposal to change some traffic flow patterns in Fort Frances, particularly the plan to close Central Avenue and instead re-route U.S.-bound vehicles down Mowat Avenue towards the bridge. Kudos, too, to the majority […]
What began with a “stretcher push” six years ago will culminate tomorrow with the grand opening of the $12.2-million Phase IV renovations at La Verendrye Hospital here. It certainly is reason to celebrate—not just for the quality “care close to home” now offered by our state-of-the-art facility, but also the […]
Atikokan certainly has good reason to be down in the dumps. Mines have closed down, businesses have pulled up stakes, the population has shrunk, and now its coal-fired generating station is set to be mothballed—taking even more jobs with it. But don’t tell that to the people who still live […]
If anyone woke up Saturday morning and was shocked to hear that 17 people had been arrested in connection with an alleged terrorist plot aimed at Canadian targets, they’ve obviously been living on a different planet for quite a while. We’ve long been warned that Canada was a target. We […]
As the Smoke-Free Ontario Act takes effect today, two thoughts come to mind: “Right on,” immediately followed by “What took so long?” It’s certainly been a drawn out fight since Dr. Pete Sarsfield, medical officer of health for the Northwestern Health Unit, sought to impose his own version of a […]
It’s hard to believe a year has passed since Steve Ballan and Doug McBride hoisted up the 10-pound beauty that propelled them to victory in the Emo Walleye Classic last May. But it has, which means anglers once again will be heading out onto the Rainy River on Friday morning […]
