This deserves an annual reprise. The yellow darlings popped out along every south facing wall in town a couple weeks back. I always picked a bouquet of the first ones for my late wife Norma, the Pearl of the Orient. It is a fond memory. So, it’s that time of […]
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I am a curling fan. Always have been. The only thing I watch on television is curling and the rest of the year the television sits idle, and I occasionally wipe the dust off it. I used to watch tennis, and if I am being honest, I do sneak a […]
Robin McCormick
Devlin Correspondent
Devlin Correspondent
The 2020 Senior Of The Year is Arlene Rea. Every year our municipality asks for residents to put in their choice of a senior they feel contributes to rural area. Before Covid, Arlene served lunches at the Emo Hospital Cafeteria for people that live in the Golden Age Manor apartments, […]
Last week they opened the Covid Shot booking to 50 + and I am booked! Though I had a bit of a wait to get through the person on the other end of the line was extremely friendly and helpful. I made it a point to tell them him how […]
Dear editor, The following is an open letter to Premier Doug Ford. Ontario’s Future, both Socially and economically demands a path of least resistance, a path towards growth and development. Most assuredly Ontario needs to get onto a path of wealth creation for our public and private sectors. Our Public […]
It is great sadness that the family of Bernice Boivin announces her passing on Thursday, May 6 2021 at the age of 91 years old surrounded by family. Bernice was born on March 1, 1930 in Clearwater, Manitoba, she was the oldest of four, born to Alice and Earl Vandusen. […]
It is with great sadness in our hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of our husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend Marlin Allan Baker on May 6, 2021. Marlin was born in Emo, Ontario on August 22, 1940, the only child of Leo and Della Baker. Marlin grew up […]
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend Anita Valderaise Borlase at the Pine Falls Hospital on May 4, 2021 at age 83. Anita will be lovingly missed by her husband Bill of 60 years; her sons Guy (Bonnie), Craig […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Garfield Faragher announce his sudden passing at home on Monday, May 10, 2021. Due to COVID-19 Restrictions, the service will be postponed until friends can gather. A complete obituary will follow.
It is with great sadness that the family of Cheryl Anne Alexiuk announces her passing on May 1, 2021 at General Atikokan Hospital with her family by her side. Cheryl was born on October 19, 1944 in Fort Frances, Ontario to Clifford & Maxine McRitchie. Cheryl moved to Atikokan in […]
When you are thinking of getting a cat and start researching, many experts will tell you it is a good idea to consider two rather than one. They provide companionship for each other, wrestle and play with each other rather than with your furniture or electrical cords, and generally are […]
Mike Glueheisen was the first 40-year-old to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine adminis- tered at Pharmasave in Fort Frances last week. This was before Ontario announced that the AstraZeneca vaccine will no longer be given as a first dose, as increased risk of vaccine-in- duced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VIIT) was seen. […]
