Myrna Cooper recently retired from the Northwestern Health Unit after along career as a nurse. She said she is looking forward to spending more time with her horses and in nature.
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Well last week turned out to be a bit challenging. Woke up on Wednesday to a water issue. I was thinking it was likely a “frozen” issue because we had moved into the deep freeze. It was a bit more than that. I left my boyfriend/partner in charge and I […]
Press release
UPDATE! Marschuk has been located safely. The police thank the public for its assistance. (Rainy River District) The Rainy River District OPP are asking for public assistance in locating Troy MARSCHALK, age 51, of Fort Frances Ontario. MARSCHALK was last seen on foot at the Family Centre on the 28th […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Donald (Don) Mills after a brief but valiant fight with cancer on January 25, 2021. Born in Winnipeg, Man. on March 16, 1942, Dad spent his early years on his grandparent’s farm in Bergland, Ont. Dad worked most of […]
Most of the time when I go ice fishing I travel via snowmobile and I pull a portable shelter built onto a sled. I can put all of the gear that I need for a day on the ice inside the sled, cover it up and I’m good to go. […]
Jeff Gustafson carries plenty of gear when he goes on an ice fishing adventure to stay comfortable and organized.
With heavy hearts, the family of Wayne Alexander George, age 78, wish to announce his passing on January 28, 2021. Wayne fought a lengthy battle with diabetes but did so with a determination to continue his best life any way he could. For those closest to him, it was difficult […]
That whirring sound you’ve been hearing lately is the frenzied spinning of two of the richest and most powerful corporations in human history. After two decades of relentless predatory practices by Google and Facebook, democratic, market-based countries around the world are taking steps to restrain their monopolistic behaviours. And the […]
Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
Crossroads School principal Sharla Mackinnon and vice Heather Bridgeman, along with teachers, assistants, students and all others who are part of Crossroads School are giving it their all despite COVID. Sharla has been principal for two years, after serving as vice for three. Heather is in her second year. Within […]
Natali Trivuncic
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Last Tuesday, Emo council unanimously decided to change the name of their Colonization Road. Harold McQuaker, Mayor of Emo, said he thinks it was a good decision. “We have many other First Nations communities that are in our district and in the surrounding area,” McQuaker said. “I think along with […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Police have made n arrest in multiple cabin break and enters, which too place between mid-May and mid-November 2020. The crimes took place in the Big Sawbill Lake Road area as well as the Red Gut Bay area on Rainy Lake. It is believed that the […]
