We announce the passing of Sharon Lee Bellamy (Whidden) on March 31, 2025, at the age of 80. Sharon was born on March 4, 1945, and spent her life making the world a little brighter with her quick wit and infectious sense of humour. Sharon met her match in Richard […]
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It is with great sadness that the family of Raili Rachel Dodd (nee Johnson) announces her passing on Sunday, March 23, 2025, at La Verendrye hospital in Fort Frances. Raili was born in Emo, Ont., on September 6, 1949, to Taisto and Verna Johnson. She grew up in Finland, Ont., […]
The family of Murray Boyes Gibson announce that on the evening of Friday, March 28, 2025, Murray, age of 76 years, passed peacefully away at La Verendrye Hospital with family by his side. He lost his battle with COPD, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Alpha #1 Antitrypsin and cancer. Murray was born in […]
On March 21, 2025, with his family and friends by his side, after a hard-fought battle with diabetes, he was reunited with his beloved wife Joyce Evelyn House (Anderson) in heaven. Randy Thomas House was born December 29, 1949 in Welland, Ontario to Thomas and Georgie House. Randy was predeceased […]
It with great sadness the family announces the sudden passing of Sheldon Whitecrow, 57, of Devlin, Ontario, on March 26, 2025, at his residence. Sheldon was born on December 18, 1967, to parents Doris and Howard Willie. He enjoyed the outdoors, camping, fishing, spending time with his family and his […]
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Walter Michael Wroblowsky, a beloved husband, father, grandparent, mentor and friend, who passed away peacefully on March 24, 2025, at the age of 81 in Hamilton, Ontario. He was born in the City of Winnipeg, on April 13, 1943, […]
By Joshua Drakes
Contributor
Contributor
At RuffCue, the dogs choose their owners – not the other way around. Since January 2023, Devia Vyne has been operating RuffCue, a non-profit dog shelter that focuses on rehoming dogs in need. With dozens of dogs in town needing homes—and an ongoing demand for shelter, food, and medical care—Vyne, […]
By Rochelle Baker
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
A collaborative cross-border study digging into forested tidal swamps in the Pacific Northwest has determined these ecosystems are carbon storage superheroes. Found upstream from coastal estuaries and shorelines, but still subject to the flux of ocean tides, the woody wetlands feature a tangle of shrubs, grasses and trees, like willows […]
