In loving memory of Wilbert Amos Tuckey, 83, who passed away peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013, with family by his side, at the Dryden Regional Health Centre in Dryden, Ont. Dad was born Aug. 25, 1929 in Oxdrift, Ont. to James and Minnie Tuckey. His brother and sister were […]
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Dear Fort Frances: Your sidewalks are in horrid shape! Using spray paint to mark the “dangerous portions” is a joke. When you combine overgrown shrubs/trees that a pedestrian has to dodge, and vehicles parking on the sidewalks forcing people to walk around, it is very discouraging. Please address this issue […]
It is the 114th consecutive year for the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Fall Fair in Emo. It is a time to celebrate the diversity of agriculture across Rainy River District. It is the place where youth, farmers, and craft people get to show off the very best of their crops, […]
Doug Gill of Fort Frances, Ont. passed away on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013 with his family by his side. A complete obituary will follow.
I was having a bad day—the kind of bad day that you know is going to settle in like an all-day rain, with not a single chance of sunshine; the sky all dark and grey and pressing in. The day started out with a bad tone and chances were it […]
I hope everyone was able to enjoy the long weekend—even though I just cannot believe it already is August! This was the first weekend in forever that I was home and was able to just be a farmer for the entire three days. Unfortunately, the weather changed for Monday and […]
On Aug. 1, byelections were held in five ridings in southern Ontario as a result of the resignation of four former Liberal cabinet ministers and former premier Dalton McGuinty. When byelections are held, they generally are considered a gauge of the government’s performance, and an opportunity for communities and regions […]
Sometimes you don’t realize how fortunate you are until someone shows you. As I sat by our chimera on Sunday evening and the logs burned to red-hot coals, I had forgotten the pleasure a fire can bring in the waning daylight hours. For those gathered around the fire, our next […]
For relaxation, I love to watch old sitcoms, such as “I Dream of Jeannie.” And Sunday, I was thinking about one of Jeannie’s episodes. In case you don’t remember, Jeannie was, in fact, a real “genie” in a bottle, which her master, astronaut Tony Nelson, found on a beach. And […]
Credit unions are not your typical financial institution. They are democratic, membership-based, and not-for-profit financial institutions that are an important part of northern and rural communities. Unfortunately, the Harper Conservatives have chosen to raise the income tax for credit unions and ultimately will punish their members. Credit unions are financial […]
