It is with great sadness that the family of Jack Dillon announces his passing on Monday, May 6, 2019 at Atikokan General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending. Complete obituary will follow.
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It is with heavy hearts the family of Kathy announces her peaceful passing, on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora, Ont., after a courageous battle with cancer. Kathy was born on June 6, 1952 in Fort Frances, Ont. to David and Katie […]
Surrounded by the love of her family, Florence Thelma Ogden (nee Lee) passed away on March 24, 2019. She is now peacefully in the arms of her son and husband. Flo was the youngest of 10 children born to Arthur and Mathilda Lee, on Dec. 1, 1941. She grew up […]
By Dave Ogilvie
Emo correspondent
Emo correspondent
The “Spring Tea and Bake Sale” which was held at the Church of the Holy Spirit this past Saturday was deemed a huge success by the organizers. Those serving were pleased with the attendance of so many people from across the district. Those in charge of the bake sale table […]
Stop number five of the Bassmaster Elite Series season took place this past weekend at legendary Lake Fork in Texas. If you saw last week’s column you read a little about the history of this popular bass fishery on the outskirts of Dallas. It is the gem of bass fishing […]
While I was in Vancouver I met a friend at Queen Elizabeth Park, which is a “horticultural jewel” according to the City of Vancouver’s Parks and Recreation Department and I would have to concur. The park is at the geographic centre of Vancouver. The park is a former rock quarry […]
Okay, this waking up to snow is getting old real fast! As I wake up in the night I always look at my cameras and I could see something blowing around, but I was hoping it was just the birds flying in and out of the barn. We should have […]
In the spring of 1980, my wife and I were on our hands and knees with shovels, bare root stock digging holes for shrubbery and trees. Today those same trees and shrubs are coming to the end of their lifetime. We have watched and enjoyed them from the time that […]
The Canadian PressVictoria Ahearn TORONTO–One of the main nurseries for an Ontario tree planting program that’s being scrapped by the province said it will likely have to destroy about three million trees because of the cancellation. Ed Patchell, CEO of Ferguson Tree Nursery in Kemptville, Ont., said he can’t afford […]
Sam Odrowski Monique Strain of the Catholic Women’s League helped lead a “living rosary” prayer yesterday at St. Michael’s School to kick off “Catholic Education Week.” From May 6-10, Catholic schools in the district participate in planned special actives at all grade levels. This year’s theme is “Living as Joyful […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Tensions between Ontario’s premier and Toronto’s mayor escalated yesterday as the two sparred over the province’s recent cuts to public health services and child care funding. Mayor John Tory questioned why the government was trying to reduce spending in those areas while also contemplating breaking a […]
From the OPP
At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, a member of the Treaty Three Police Service contacted the Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Communication Centre to advise that they had an impaired driver pulled over in the Town of Fort Frances, initially for a traffic violation. Members of the Rainy River […]
