Dear editor, It is not in my nature to express my disgust in public, but this issue is the exception!! On the weekend I took my recycling to the depot and was shocked that so much extra recycling was all around the already full bins. I would think it would […]
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It looks like the extended summer weather we’ve been experiencing recently across the Sunset Country Region is finally going to turn to typical fall weather this week with cooler temperatures creeping in as the week goes on. As nice as it’s been to be on the water over the past […]
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The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) is calling out the federal government for what is sees as a lack of action on its own reconciliation goals. Today – October 4 – is the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. “CAP stands with the families […]
This is Agriculture Food Week across Ontario. Ontario Agriculture Week is dedicated to celebrating the abundance of food our farmers produce, the Ontarians our industry employs, the rural communities we support and the economic engine we fuel. Please take some time to enjoy some Ontario produced food this week and reflect […]
Following a short battle with pancreatic cancer, Wayne Jasper Acree, of Neepawa, Man., passed away on September 20, 2023, at the age of 80 years. There was a time when my dad could build or fix just about anything he put his mind to. Among a garage or two, decks, […]
The family of Marjory Boileau, 74, of Fort Frances, sadly announce her passing on October 2, 2023, at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Full obituary to follow. Arrangements entrusted to Northridge Funeral Home Ltd., Emo, Ontario.
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Joyous Bragg announce her passing on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at the Emo Health Care Centre surrounded by loved ones. Joyous was born August 1, 1961, to Willard and Joyous Wilson, of Emo, Ontario. She gave birth to a daughter in […]
Doris Linea Dittaro, born Doris Linea Pearson on February 20, 1928, in Fort Frances, Ontario, departed this world on September 12, 2023. She was the beloved daughter of Peter Leo Pearson and Hilma Sofia Brendor, the cherished sister of Ruth and Jimmy, and a remarkable woman who lived a life […]
The family of Patrick Kelly, 61, of Onigaming First Nations, are very saddened to announce his passing on September 30, 2023, at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Full obituary to follow. Arrangements entrusted to Northridge Funeral Home Ltd., Emo, Ontario.
Paul Henry Kyro was born to John and Airi Kyro, February 12, 1953, followed by siblings David, Peter and Kristine in the years to come. He grew up around airplanes, first as his dad established Kyro’s Thousand Lake Resort in Upsala, Ontario, and then Kyro Airways in Jellico. He was […]
The family of Willis “Willie” McGinnis are saddened to announce his passing on September 26, 2023, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Willie was born in Atikokan, Ontario, on May 16, 1954. Willie took great pride in his traditional dancing, attending powwows and he was especially proud of his family and his 13 […]
It wasn’t until 1957 that Thanksgiving became a permanent holiday in Canada. Yet Thanksgiving had been celebrated from as early as Sir Simon Frobisher celebration in 1578 after landing on Frobisher Bay, Baffin Island after losing a ship in the search of the Northwest Passage. They gave thanks for their […]
