Spring is finally in the air, and one Fort Frances resident has an extra reason to find joy in the season as Riverside Health Care reveals the winner of the Early Bird winner for this month’s 50/50 fundraiser draw. According to a press release issued by Riverside on March 23, […]
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An ongoing respiratory outbreak at Rainycrest Long-Term Care Home has been expanded to include an additional unit. In a press release dated Tuesday, March 24, Riverside Health Care announced that the ongoing respiratory outbreak that had been announced for the facility’s East Wing has now been expanded to include the […]
The Dryden Ice Dogs lead their series over the Red Lake Miners 2-0 after games of 7-3 and 7-1 to start the series. The Thunder Bay North Stars lead the Ironwood Lumberjacks 2-0 after wins of 7-3 and 10-1. The Kam River Fighting Walleye lead the Sioux Lookout Bombers 3-1. […]
Book Review
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
Energy is a strange thing. We contain it. We use it. We even use it like rocket fuel when we need. We only have a finite amount to use each day. However, it is not uncommon for a person to give one’s energy to others who may not be very […]
I am happy to see the sun shining, even if I have to spend more time at the computer these days. I find the dreary days very long and with longer days I feel like I am missing being outside but there isn’t a lot of things you can do […]
Spring keeps peeking around the corner. The calendar tells us it is spring, but winter keeps holding on. Swans have been seen in the river. The first Canada Geese are back, and my wife reported that she could hear birds singing Monday morning as she left the house. The ugliness […]
The baseball scout and I met on a pleasure craft destined for Pearl Harbor. I had never been to Pearl Harbor, not surprising since I’d never been to Hawaii. Considering the inhabitants of the boat, it was a treat from Major League Baseball, a thank you or a perk for […]
Sometimes a familiar sight conjures back memories of the surreal and the eternally memorable (as well as a loved one’s soulful laughter). Walking the aisles at our town Walmart sent me back in time recently. Whether I was hunting for gel pens, hair paste or gummy sharks is something now […]
Did you know? Canadian households often contain a greater number of dangerous poisonous products than people truly realize. As noted in last week’s column, Canada has a 24/7 toll-free number for POISON CENTRES. In the event of a suspected poisoning, call 1-844-POISON-X(1-844-764-7669). Keep the number for poison centres handy Program […]
In Northern Ontario, highways are lifelines. Corridors like Highways 11 and 17 form the backbone of the Trans-Canada route through the North, linking remote communities, First Nations, resource industries, and regional economies to the rest of the country. These Highways are vital links—connecting patients to hospitals, workers to their livelihoods, […]
I met Dr. Vincent Lam in 2006 at a Humber College writing retreat where he was a guest speaker, sharing his experience of having published his first book, Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures. Lam spoke of being a ship’s doctor on an Arctic cruise where he met Margaret Atwood, one of […]






