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 […]
Editorials
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 […]
A proposal by Stratton Equipment to tear down and renovate sections of the old Fort Frances High School on First Street East answers the needs of both the Rainy River District School Board and the Town of Fort Frances. As the derelict school falls into greater disrepair, the cost of […]
One hundred years ago, the town council of the day, in incorporating Fort Frances, felt great optimism for the community and the region that surrounded it. They saw the potential of the forests, the rivers, the lakes, and the minerals. And that first council realized that with the wealth of […]
The new electoral boundary report came too soon to be an April Fool’s joke. In fact, both local MP Robert Nault and MPP Howard Hampton can agree the proposed re-drawing of the riding is not good for Rainy River District. Historically, the Kenora-Rainy River riding was created because the communities […]
It is commendable that Fort Frances is participating in next month’s “Pitch-In Canada” week to clean up the town. Just last May, Fort Frances and Rainy River District were recognized as a “safe community” by the World Health Organization—a fact Maclean’s magazine noted in a recent article about safe places […]
The front page of Tuesday’s National Post declared “48 Hours.” At the bottom of the same page, the newspaper announced “Chrétien says Canada won’t fight.” The Chrétien plan always has been to play the role of building a coalition to bring about change in Iraq—change being forced through the consensus […]
A few months ago, when the Fort Frances Nursery School was looking for a new home after the local public school board voted to proceed with the closure of Alexander MacKenzie, the option that seemed like a perfect fit was to incorporate it with the local library. Now, another perfect […]
