Covering the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship the past three summers, the person I’ve chatted with most hasn’t been one of the anglers, one of the event organizers, or even emcees Paul Morrison and Jason Gauthier. It’s been weighmaster Paul Cousineau. It’s probably because of where I’m situated—at the front […]
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The 19th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship took place this past weekend on Rainy Lake and it turned out to be a very special event for my partner, John Peterson, and I. Thanks to a really good Day 3 catch of 20.35 pounds, we were able to win the tournament […]
As the investigation into the Lac-Megantic tragedy continues, I would like to let you know what the New Democratic Party has proposed on rail safety over the years. I think this is important information to consider as we head into the fall sitting of Parliament as rail safety will be […]
Recently, I’ve been thinking back with deep nostalgia to a simpler time and a different place. 1956 in Goshen, Ind. My husband was a student and I had a full-time job in public relations at Goshen College. We lived in the trailer park with other students, and our trailer measured […]
Dear editor: Did you know you can walk into almost any business or government agency across Canada, including a police station, but you can’t walk into a Ministry of Natural Resources office because the doors are locked? Instead, you must call them up and go through an interrogation before you […]
Linda Anne Dick, 64, of Red Lake, Ont., passed away died peacefully on Friday, July 26, 2013 at the Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital in Red Lake. Linda was a nurse who touched many lives in both her personal and professional life, both at Red Lake hospital and the Red Lake […]
Mae Mary DeGagne passed away March 26, 2013 in Whitby, Ont., where she was visiting her son, Dale, and family. Mae was born May 1, 1935 to the late Karl and Annie Bodnarchuk. She married her only love, Guy, who passed away June 14, 2010. They were married in 1952. […]
Robert D. Lindholm, 78, of Cloquet, Mn., passed away Monday, July 29, 2013 at his home with the love of his life, Isabelle, at his side. He was born March 16, 1935 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Victor and Anna (Persson) Lindholm. Bob was the youngest of nine brothers and […]
James John Carson McQuaker passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. in his 93rd year. He was born Sept. 5, 1920 in Pattullo Township, Ont. on the farm his parents, William and Annie McQuaker, homesteaded. He attended Pattullo #8 School. He met Iris […]
James Edward (Jim) Armstrong passed away Monday, July 29, 2013 in Thunder Bay, Ont. with loved ones at his side. A complete obituary will follow.
