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 […]
Editorials
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 […]
It’s too early to start popping the champagne corks on word last week that the provincial government is putting together a “package” to help our ailing forest industry. Premier Dalton McGuinty was decidedly vague about what the package may contain, other than to say it would resemble similar deals the […]
There’s an old saying in Rainy River District that if it rains in August, it must be Emo Fair week. But while Mother Nature has not always smiled on the 105-year-old event, residents from right across the district certainly look forward to it every year. And rightly so. The Rainy […]
A paper mill dominates the skyline right smack in the middle of town, and a major east-west rail line dissects it. For U.S. visitors coming to Canada for the first time, driving through an industrial complex isn’t exactly conducive to leaving a good initial impression. Despite these drawbacks, however, many […]
Communities across Northwestern Ontario are rallying around Kenora in the wake of Abitibi-Consolidated’s announcement last week that it is shutting down one machine at its paper mill there and idling the other one indefinitely in October. But while critics lament the fact it takes a shocking headline to maybe make […]
After first mulling over extending Daylight Savings Time an extra two months, the United States now is all but certain to extend it by a few weeks—from the second Sunday of March until the first Sunday of November (instead of from early April through the end of October)—starting this fall. […]
The 2005 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is off to a rousing start—and the anglers haven’t even hit the water yet. The real action gets underway tomorrow morning when the 136 teams vying for the $50,000 first prize head off across Sand Bay in search of the “big ones” to […]
