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 […]
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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 […]
The coleus plant has been available to gardeners for decades in a large variety of colours. In the past, they were a favourite for planters and shade gardens because they are durable and easy to grow and are best known for their bright colours and variety of foliage forms. It […]
There will be a Barwick Easter Market this Saturday, March 28, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Barwick Hall. Be sure to stop by and check out this market. There will be a building full of vendors, upstairs in the hall, as well as the main floor, will […]
By Robin McCormick
West End Correspondent
West End Correspondent
The importance of seniors connecting has become very apparent, and the Township of LaVallee has taken giant strides in seeing it happen. In the spring of 2023, LaVallee Municipal Council held a public meeting and circulated questionnaires to obtain input for its first-ever Strategic Plan. In feedback received during those […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Joseph Alfred Georgeson, 85, of Alberton Twp. passed away on March 19, 2026, at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Full obituary to follow. Arrangements entrusted to Northridge Funeral Home Ltd., Emo, Ontario.
Surrounded by her loved ones, Donna Louise Govier passed away peacefully on March 20, 2026, following what was a long and courageous battle with cancer. She faced the past years with strength and hope, never giving up on making plans for the next season. Donna was born in Baudette, Minnesota, […]
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved matriarch, Virginia Florence Kabatay, who began her journey to the spirit world on March 20, 2026, at the age of 86, surrounded by her loving family at Atikokan General Hospital. Virginia was born on March 30, 1939, in […]
