The municipal council of Fort Frances has been quite forthright about the community’s financial shape. The town’s financial books may not be as rosy as they have been in the past decade, but the community’s reserves do cover its total debt. With that said, though, it must be understood those […]
Editorials
The chilliness that characterized the relationship between former prime minister Jean Chrétien and U.S. President George W. Bush certainly wasn’t new—if anything, a warm, friendly camaraderie between prime ministers and presidents has been the exception, not the rule, over the past 40 years. Generally speaking, Liberals and Republicans (and to […]
It’s natural for people to associate New Year’s with starting fresh, wiping the slate clean, so to speak, and moving on free of the baggage from the past 365 days. In reality, of course, we can never leave the past completely behind us—no matter how determined our efforts or best […]
John Manley bailed. So did Herb Dhaliwal. Allan Rock also left, though not before accepting the plum post of Canadian ambassador to the United Nations in New York City. It might have been just as easy for local MP Robert Nault to jump ship as well after it was confirmed […]
Relatively few Canadians, and no doubt even fewer Americans, know that on that terrible day of Sept. 11, 2001, it was a Canadian who ordered the skies over North America shut down in hopes of thwarting any other potential hijackings. The decision was made deep inside Cheyenne Mountain by NORAD, […]
Unfortunately, we’ve had not one, but two, shameful reminders over the past week that there are a few idiots among us who like to ruin things for everyone else. The first, of course, was the mindless shooting of two elk near Finland, which apparently left a young calf orphaned in […]
The ballots are out. Many have already chosen their candidates and have sent them back into the town to be counted. In today’s edition of the Fort Frances Times, candidates were invited to tell the community about their backgrounds and their reasons they wanted to be part of the municipal […]
Across the Rainy River District, it has always been recognized that the tourism industry is important to the district’s economy. Now, the report entitled, “The Economic Impact of Tourism in Northwestern Ontario,” puts real economic value to the industry with clear job numbers. This study is a bright star of […]
“I will not give a single rock of this land to the Kremlin or a handful of soil of this garden to Washington I will not give a thorn of the roses of this land to Germany. I swear to Almighty Allah that I may die, but I will Not […]
There’s a long-standing formula when it comes to the establishment of elite athletes. Have them grow up in a large metropolis area, receive the best coaching money can buy, have them train at top-notch facilities, and give them that extra push by having them face a wealth of premium competition […]
There was much fanfare and enthusiasm as the Northwestern Ontario “Smart Growth” panel handed over its final report—hailed as a strategy to increase prosperity in the region over the next 30 years—to Municipal Affairs and Housing minister David Young here Friday. The challenge now is to make sure this report […]
There is an infestation of litter bugs in the Fort Frances area that needs some attention. This weekend the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists took time out of their busy schedules to pick garbage in town and along a highway as part of their commitment to the Adopt-A-River, Adopt-A-Highway initiative […]
