Since the end of the federal campaign on May 2, voters have begun to shift their attention to the provincial race that’s set to conclude at the ballot box on Oct. 6. I would have expected some fatigue from people given the string of federal elections we’ve seen since 2004, […]
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Regret, my grandmother told me, is like rheumatism—an ache that comes from having been young once. I’m on the other side of 50 and my grandma’s rheumatism has found its way to me. I no longer bounce when I walk, and I sometimes waken in the morning with each joint […]
Fall fair week has arrived! I take this week off from the agricultural research station here in Emo so I can prepare, including cows, baking, and a few crafty things for the Exhibition Hall. My friends make fun of me for trying to do this stuff, but my Great Aunt […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo Landowners are responsible for maintaining drains that were constructed by the province, under the Drainage Act, in previously-unorganized municipalities. If there is a beaver dam located on one of these drains, then the landowner is responsible for removing it. In signing the application form […]
From the Ontario Stewardship Rangers Greetings from the OSR crew! We started off this past week (Aug. 8-13) with a partial office day—we took the morning to prepare for an upcoming trip to Quetico Provincial Park. We planned out what food and supplies we will need, lined up our canoes […]
Ahh, summer. Isn’t it grand? I stepped out the door one recent morning and the smell of drying grass and petunias assailed me. Then the aroma of ripening raspberries tickled my palate, so I stepped into the patch to partake of my morning aperitif. Nothing sets up your palate for […]
David “Lyle” Laidlaw, 96, of International Falls, Mn., passed away Monday, Aug. 15, 2011 at the Falls Good Samaritan Society. Lyle was born May 21, 1915 in La Vallee, Ont. He grew up in Fort Frances, Ont., and graduated from Fort Frances High School. He later graduated from Coyne Electrical […]
Mary Jane Mainville passed away Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011, peacefully in her home and surrounded by love, music, and the prayers of her family. Mary Jane was born May 31, 1944 to the late Hector and Mary Mainville (nee Jourdain). She attended St. Margaret’s Indian Residential School. At a young […]
With heavy hearts, we, the family of Laurie Janet Ann Kielczewski, announce her passing on Monday, Aug. 8, 2011 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Laurie was born to Paul and Margaret on Oct. 7, 1953 in Fort Frances, Ont., and it was there she began her love […]
The old saying goes that you can’t tell the players apart without buying a program. But if you are a hard-core supporter of NCAA Division I hockey, or even just a casual follower, you might not be able to tell who your favourite team’s conferences rival are without having a […]
In what has become an annual event, the Lund Boat Company once again held the Angler-Young-Angler Championship fishing tournament in Kenora this past weekend. The AYA program holds regional walleye tournaments across North America, with the winning team from each event qualifying for the championship on Lake of the Woods. […]
I can’t remember a time when my grandparents, Joe and Florence Drennan, weren’t a part of my life. We lived in the country, right next door to each other, and my brother and I constantly were around them if we could help it. We slept over at their house most […]
