With profound sadness the family announces the passing of Bradley Kirkrude Jr. A traditional wake will be held on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 4 p.m. at the Big Grassy Community Hall, followed by traditional service on Friday June 7, 2019 at 10 a.m. Interment will take place in Morson […]
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It is with great sadness that the family of Donald James Pryde announces his passing on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at La Verendrye General Hospital at the age of 83. Don was born on April 17, 1936 in Thunder Bay, Ont. to Alex and Mary Pryde. He was raised in […]
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our mother, Wilma Margaret Helen Armstrong (nee Carroll), age 84, peacefully in her sleep, on Saturday, June 1, 2019 to join her loving husband, Bob, who predeceased her in 2015. Wilma was born in Sioux Lookout, Ont. on Jan. […]
John Dunn Gavin, Jr., passed away unexpectedly, yet peacefully on May 31, 2019, doing and being exactly what and where he wanted, at Clearwater Lake in Emo, Ont. He couldn’t have done better had he planned his exit from this world. Born in Chicago, Ill., 13 July 1948, he was […]
Charles William (Bud) McWatt passed away peacefully on May 29, 2019 at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, at the age of 90. Bud will be sadly missed by his loving wife of 65 years, Ramona (nee Bird); his daughter, Sharon Caron (Brad); his sons, Rick (Jacquie) and Robert (Kim); and his grandchildren, […]
Cheryl Ann Fairbairn, age 59, peacefully passed away on May 29, 2019 at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre with her family by her side. Cheryl was born on May 9, 1960 in Atikokan, Ont. She was raised and educated in Atikokan and was employed with the Royal Bank of […]
A funeral service will be held in memory of Peter Landry on Friday, June 7, 2019 at 11 a.m. at the Northridge Funeral Home in Emo. Service will be followed by interment in Barwick Cemetery.
I am moving. I sold my beautiful property with the maple syrup trees and the Ginkgo tree and its history of 270 million years and the Butternut rescued from my friend’s back yard. I leave the blueberries and the blackberries that grow in abundance. I leave my pony buried beneath […]
It is June 3 as I write this and I have layers of clothing on. That don’t seem right. I have heard two reports–one saying that summer will be colder than normal and the other stating it will be warmer than normal. I think it just means that we don’t […]
Earlier this week while I was out working in my yard I noticed a couple of flying ants crawling around. When I see a flying ant the first thing I think of is lake trout. Or more specifically, the lake trout fishing is probably really good right now. I learned […]
Jamie Mountain Muskie Jaida Norris got full extension as she prepared to hammer a pass up the pitch during the first half of Fort High’s 2-1 loss to the Kenora Broncos in the NorWOSSA final last Wednesday afternoon in Dryden. With the win, the Broncos advanced to the girls’ ‘AA’ […]
Jamie Mountain Greta Fedoruk (#5) and Cass Roach, second from left, were part of a stifling Muskie defence that weren’t about to allow this Kenora Broncos’ opponent much room to breathe during the first half of the Muskie girls’ soccer team’s 2-1 loss in the NorWOSSA final last Wednesday in […]
