The drama that accompanied the budget vote back in May, in which Independent MP Chuck Cadman saved the minority Liberals before going back home to British Columbia to die, certainly was lacking Monday night when the Opposition parties easily defeated the government and sent Canadians to their first winter campaign […]
Editorials
Perhaps because the money has been coming in over a four-year span, it’s easy to not fully comprehend just how many dollars have been raised by district residents towards our health care. The amount? A cool $3.9 million, counting the $1.5 million the Riverside Foundation for Health Care has just […]
One of the pleasures of being in the newspaper business is the opportunity to meet so many individuals who are successful in their own right. Interviewing them provides insights into who they are. They often tell us of pivotal moments in their lives that have helped define them. We believe […]
With NDP leader Jack Layton’s pronouncement Monday that his party no longer will support Paul Martin’s minority Liberal government, the buzz now emanating from Ottawa is whether Canadians will face a Christmas election campaign for the first time in a quarter-century. Let’s hope not. The only thing that forcing an […]
For those who closely followed the testimony given before the Gomery Commission earlier this spring, Justice John Gomery’s initial report on the Liberal sponsorship scandal, issued yesterday morning, contained very few bombshells. If anything, by laying the blame at the feet of former prime minister Jean Chrétien and his cronies […]
The district’s own version of the Oscars takes place Saturday night when the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce hosts its 10th-annual Business Awards Gala at La Place Rendez-Vous—and no doubt all the nominees are waiting with bated breath to hear the words, “And the winner is. . . .” But […]
There are a lot of reasons why the number of American tourists visiting Northwestern Ontario has declined significantly over the past few years, but the men and women who guard our borders, including those here in Fort Frances, certainly aren’t among them. Doug Reynolds, executive director of the Northern Ontario […]
After four years of hard work, the Kiwanis skate park committee justifiably can feel proud over the fruits of their labour which took shape last week in the area just north of the Memorial Sports Centre. Except for a little more grouting and a paint job, the 9,500 sq. ft., […]
Imagine sitting outside just a few steps from your back door, reading a book or magazine in the early-evening air, when all of a sudden a bear is nuzzling your arm. Well, that’s exactly what happened to a north-end senior citizen about a week ago. She was cognizant of the […]
Mill closures and shutdowns, the never-ending softwood lumber dispute between Ottawa and Washington, and the recent U.S. ban on imports of most live Canadian cattle have dominated the headlines of late. But getting lost in the glare—at least on the national and provincial scene—are the woes facing another industry vital […]
The experts are now saying we should soon see some relief from the record-breaking gas prices being felt across the continent, but most agree they will never drop back to pre-Hurricane Katrina prices. And while gas prices in Rainy River District have not risen to levels seen in other parts […]
We can count ourselves safe from the extremes of weather that television brings into our homes from around the world. We may experience cold, ice, high winds, but the disasters that reach out and touch others across the world, we are immune to. We can count our blessings for where […]
