There is a theory, if you follow emotional intelligence or neuroscience, that it takes six seconds to manage anger…to create compassion…to change the world. On a snowy January night in Montreal — all January nights in Montreal are snowy — Henry Boucha changed the world in six seconds. In the […]
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Dear Fort Frances, I have been privileged to represent this community as your mayor for the last four years. I have worked in good faith for the betterment of our residents through everything I have done. We have seen many improvements and projects during this term: I personally have been […]
Dear editor, There is a real milestone that happens this Thursday, December 1, 2022. It will be 100 years since my grandfather, Roy McTaggart took over the operation of a clothing store from Mr. Fred Henderson. I believe the store was on Mowat south of Scott St. in Fort Frances. […]
I have been listening to the podcasts of Connie Walker for some time now. Connie is a Cree journalist from Okanese First Nation, east of Regina. She began her investigative journalism career with CBC News as a reporter, producer, and a correspondent. In 2016, CBC published her investigative podcast entitled […]
Dear editor, Wow! I always knew Fort Frances and surrounding area had a vast amount of talent, but The Drowsy Chaperone absolutely blew me away! What a fun evening that was! This musical within a comedy was held a the Townshend Theatre from Nov. 17-20. The cast and crew put […]
The Globe and Mail on Saturday noted that Canada is adding a major city each year to our population. In the past 12 months over 700,000 new residents are now in Canada. Internally we add almost 300,000 per year through births. The balance comes from immigration. We can expect 500,000 […]
Dear editor, What a phenomenal Christmas parade that was held this past Saturday! The community was so supportive with their participation of floats. The variety of entries that were decorated with lights and music was a sight to behold! It seemed to be a never-ending parade with the culmination of […]
