Residents in the west end of town have been complaining since January about an odour–an odour so distinct it was clear in their minds it had to be coming from the newly expanded and upgraded sewage treatment plant along the river. Not so, said the town, in a story that […]
Editorials
All eyes will be on Dryden the rest of this week as our Muskies look to win another gold medal at the all-Ontario hockey championships there. The black-and-gold, ranked 10th in the 20-team field, gave a valiant effort this morning against the second-seeded Ridley Tigers, jumping out to several leads […]
Residents of Rainy River and the west end of the district deserve to feel proud this week after the “Buy a Brick . . . Build it Quick” fundraising campaign for the new hospital there hit its $300,000 goal by the Dec. 31 deadline. The target was reached with just […]
No matter which side of the fence you sit on over the Robert Latimer case, it’s clear the issue of “mercy killing” needs to be addressed by Canadians because the current ambiguity is unacceptable. Groups like the Ontario Association for Community Living and the Campaign Life Coalition applauded Monday’s decision […]
It’s been 80 years since the armistice was signed to end World War One–the so-called war to end all wars. Of course, it wasn’t. In fact, the world was engulfed in an even more deadly and destructive conflict just 21 years later. Korea followed after that, then Vietnam and the […]
It makes you want to go back to school, NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton mused as he wandered through the classrooms at the new Confederation College site, which celebrated its grand opening last Thursday afternoon. That was the consensus of most people who toured the impressive facility, including […]
The key to any negotiation, whether it be on the political front or in a labour dispute, is coming up with a solution that allows both sides to claim victory. Such is the case with the modified bargaining process that both Abitibi-Consolidated and the Communication, Energy and Papermakers union have […]
The local public school board would do well to adopt former U.S President Harry S. Truman’s bold pledge that “the buck stops here.” At the very least, the board should give the impression that somebody is in charge of the “multi-use” project at Westfort. Right now, the only one people […]
The Supreme Court of Canada, in fine Canadian fashion, managed to accomplish what many people didn’t think was possible–issue a ruling on three questions probing the legality of Quebec’s unilateral separation that both sides could claim as a victory. But whether you view the nine justices as astute diplomats, or […]
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled last week the federal government was violating its own law by not paying its employees in traditionally “female” jobs equal pay for work of equal value. For some 200,000 past and present federal employees, it means back pay–with interest–retroactive to 1985. And that could […]
Just a scant few months ago, the town said it was prepared to spend $4.9 million to construct a brand spanking new double-rink indoor ice facility at the arena field, demolishing Memorial Arena in the process. As we all know too well by now, that deal fell through when the […]
As everyone knows, there’s two sides to every story. And that’s the primary reason why the Times has a policy to contact anyone who is specifically attacked in a letter to the editor and give them opportunity to respond. One such letter arrived at the office last week from a […]
