Michael Nelson said the most important thing he learned from his first competition was that he needs to add an axel to his routine. The 11-year-old returned from the Trillium Starskate Championships in Kitchener with this knowledge—and an eighth place standing in the pre-preliminary competition. “He came home knowing what […]
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It’s been said the true test of character is how one bears up under adversity. If that is as true of institutions as it is of individuals, then Mine Centre School deserves a lot of respect. Last year, the school—which has a student body of less than 100—was flagged by […]
From cutting grass for the town 28 years ago as a summer student to working his way to CEO and president of the Fort Frances Power Corp., Mark McCaig officially was hired on as the new CAO by council Monday. “It’s nice to be selected, no doubt,” he said yesterday. […]
Everyone is reminded that donations are required for the food cupboard for the Easter baskets. Your generous donation and support is greatly appreciated. The food bank is located in the rear of St. George’s Anglican Church. • • • The Emo Legion is holding a fish fry this Friday (April 9) from […]
The NHL starts its post-season tonight and, continuing the great tradition of sports writers everywhere, I should throw myself into the great world of playoff predictions with the risk of great embarrassment at the final buzzer. But I can’t do it. I’ve never had a knack for calling the winner […]
Trees are part of our district’s heritage. For more than a century, the forests have been harvested—first for the sawmills that were found across the district and then for the paper mills. We recognize the role trees have played in the development of our communities—and the role they continue to […]
Mary Carolina Haw, 88, passed away peacefully in the Fraser Canyon Hospital in Hope, B.C. She was predeceased by her husbands, George Orval Sullivan (1944) and Allan Russell Haw (1994); granddaughter Sherri (1957); and grandson, Murray (1999). Mary is survived by her loving children, George and his wife, Shirley, Glenn […]
It is with great sadness we announce the sudden passing of our wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, Shirley Ann Clifford (nee Larson). Shirley fought a courageous battle with cancer and passed away April 1, 2004 at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora, Ont. with her family by […]
Ruby McDonald, 86, of Emo, Ont., passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at the Emo hospital in Emo. Ruby was born June 10, 1917 in Emo to Charles and Rennie Brigham. She was united in marriage to Willard McDonald in 1936 and together they raised their sons in the Emo […]
Our heroes have always been hockey players (not cowboys as in the old song) and Ed (Sonny) Kryzanowski, although not an Allan Cupper here, has long been a legend—ever since the night he threw a ferocious body check into Brute Bretto! Our Canadians then were early in their annual campaigns […]
As town council and management continue to hammer away at the 2004 budget, one of the final questions remains which sectors can afford to see tax increases and which ones can’t. The committee of the whole met late Monday to receive a report from treasurer Peggy Dupuis presenting council with […]
