My father bought just shy of 500 acres of land, where Crozier and Roddick Townships collided, the year I was born. Like a lot of land at that time, land that was to become farmland, most of it was still wild, half of it uncleared. Beavers had claimed the northwest […]
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Have your say in the community, come out to vote. Advance Polls will be open Saturday, Oct. 17 from 12 – 5 p.m. at the municipal office. Election day is Monday, Oct. 26, with polls open 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. at the municipal office. All voters need a piece […]
Sky above. Earth below. Fire within. That’s the best description I can express about slow dancing with the spirit of Anishinaabemowin. The poetics, the romantics, the art, the potential, the promise and the clarity. They are all present. When you carefully cradle and carry a burning passion for something meaningful […]
I checked the weather for the month of October. It really looked quite good, so I printed it off, and I am going to keep track of how close it is. Despite being short of hay and pasture, the dry conditions this summer were so much more enjoyable than the […]
There will be a cornhole tournament this Friday, Oct. 9, at the Emo Legion, starting at 7 p.m. with doors opening at 6 p.m. The cost to enter is $30 per team. Players must be 17 to participate. To register, text (807) 276-3451. Last week’s meat draw winners at the […]
Did you know? The Election 2026 Town Hall at the Townshend Theatre has passed; it was a privilege to attend alongside two esteemed members of the Fort Frances Professional Firefighters Local 1012. A special shout-out goes to Andrew Flynn of the Fort Frances Times for keeping the evening running smoothly […]
Dear Mr. Quesnel: I’ve tried to call you Louis, as you urged, but I couldn’t, despite my efforts. Mr. Quesnel seemed a more respectful greeting, though time made us friends. John Donne, born in London in 1571, told us, “Death comes equally to us all, and makes us equal when […]
My father bought just shy of 500 acres of land, where Crozier and Roddick Townships collided, the year I was born. Like a lot of land at that time, land that was to become farmland, most of it was still wild, half of it uncleared. Beavers had claimed the northwest […]
By Melanie Mathieson
The Gardening Guru
The Gardening Guru
Although spring is many months away, it is the time of year that gardeners must think ahead to spring if they want to be rewarded with the first flowers of the season from bulbs that are planted in the fall months. Spring flowering bulbs consist of many species such as […]
A shelving unit stands next to my bed, a home for my favourite books. I have shelves dedicated to Indigenous writers. On the top shelf is the Summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. In the preface, dated June 2, 2015, the Honourable Justice […]
For days now, I’ve been battling with the forces of writer’s block and going blue in the face trying to unload some sort of quality alphabet shaped like a column. My neck of the woods continues to brim with “believe it or not” episodes that make for literary fodder, but […]
Sky above. Earth below. Fire within. That’s the best description I can express about slow dancing with the spirit of the Anishinaabemowin language. The poetics, the romantics, the art, the potential, the promise and the clarity. They are all present. When you carefully cradle and carry a burning passion for […]
