There have been a deluge of letters to the editor of late over Dr. Pete Sarsfield’s ongoing efforts to ban smoking in all enclosed public places as well as whether Wal-Mart will proceed with building a store here. But where’s the outcry over an equally serious, if not moreso, problem […]
Editorials
Although it appears funding for two separate studies on the feasibility of delivering broadband access to rural municipalities and First Nations of Rainy River District won’t be forthcoming because of a push towards one regional effort, it is important that senior levels of governments understand the value of the Internet. […]
Fort Frances residents, of course, didn’t just ring in a New Year at midnight last Tuesday night. We also ushered in the start of our town’s centennial celebrations. And what a start it was! Although not officially a centennial event, the “Polar Plunge” on Sand Bay certainly attracted an enthusiastic […]
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, […]
Almost 60 percent of the 180-plus who responded to last week’s Web poll still did not consider themselves in the Christmas spirit—with the big day now just a week away. But you certainly wouldn’t know that by looking around town. As one letter writer on this page already has observed, […]
The biggest knock on Parliament’s ratification yesterday of the Kyoto Protocol, led by the governing Liberal party together with the NDP and Bloc Quebecois, certainly isn’t the notion that nothing should be done to clean up our environment for future generations. Rather, it’s the Chrétien government’s vagueness over just how […]
One of the many impacts of the impending closure of three elementary schools here is the future of Fort Frances Nursery School, which currently is housed in Alexander MacKenzie, one of the schools on the chopping block. Needless to say, the nursery school’s board has been studying options to keep […]
Although we’re decades behind the times, it appears Fort Frances finally is serious about erecting some type of statue along our waterfront as a tourist attraction. Of course, a giant bass is an early favourite, given Rainy Lake’s reputation for having a world-class bass fishery and the fact the annual […]
Despite Iraq’s begrudging acceptance to allow UN weapons inspectors back into their country, and a promise to meet a Dec. 8 deadline to declare any weapons of mass destruction, the consensus is that a new war in the Persian Gulf is inevitable. The United States already has begun preparing for […]
Granted, we don’t know who all the nominees were, but it’s hard to imagine the selection committee could have picked a more fitting choice as the town’s “Citizen of the Year” than Lin and Jean Boileau. Town council evidently agreed, approving the choice unanimously at last night’s meeting. The popular […]
Canadians once again will pause at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month to solemnly remember those who have given their lives so that the rest of us can live in freedom. Sadly, but inevitably, the number of veterans who parade here each Remembrance Day will […]
In the wake of a Tory convention over the weekend, Premier Ernie Eves is now musing about holding off on calling a provincial election until next fall. Let’s hope he’s not serious. True, with Mike Harris winning a second majority back in 1999, Premier Eves doesn’t have to call an […]
