After a courageous battle with cancer, Evelyn Diane Hogan, 64, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Hospice in Thunder Bay, Ont. She was born Oct. 16, 1948 to Ruth and Percy Huntley in Emo, Ont. Evelyn grew up on a farm close to Bergland, Ont. She attended […]
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Clifford William Slowe, 95, of Bears Pass, Ont., passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013 after a brief illness. Clifford was born Dec. 25, 1917 in Aitken, Mn. He had served in WWII as a torpedo man aboard the USS Trippe. After the war, his career took him from the U.S. […]
Last Wednesday (May 15), I rose during Question Period to ask the government why the Ministry of the Environment was unnecessarily delaying the Rainy River Gold Project. For months the company had been trying to receive MoE approval for the terms of references for its environmental assessment, without any luck. […]
We can hardly wait to get to our cottages and cabins, though people on mainland with roads to their cabins have had a significant jump on “islanders.” Last Wednesday evening, Marnie and I launched our boat and headed to our cabin on the south arm of Rainy Lake. It has […]
After a long and courageous battle with cancer, our family sadly announces the passing of our beautiful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. Roseanne Leonard (nee Medicine), 74, passed away peacefully and began her journey to the spirit world on Saturday, May 18, 2013, and was welcomed by her loving husband, […]
Eva Russell, 93, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. A complete obituary will follow.
Alan Grennier passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. A memorial service will be held Friday, May 17, 2013 at 11 a.m. at Guthrie United Church in Devlin, Ont. A complete obituary will follow. Online condolences may be offered at www.greenfuneralhomefortfrances.com
I recently spent time in an airport, waiting—my least favourite thing to do. I gathered with a crowd of passengers waiting to be herded on to the plane and squeezed in like cattle at the stock yards; bags loaded with every article of clothing they own and can’t risk losing, […]
“SMH.” For those of you who have not yet been sucked into the vortex of cellphone texting and Internet acronyms, the three consonants stand for “Shake My Head.” The letters also represent an Australian newspaper known as the Sunday Morning Herald, and likely also are a short form for other […]
I started working at the agricultural research station in Emo as a student back in 1987—a crazy long time ago! But since I started, I’ve never been this late at seeding the cereal performance trials. And it is starting to get to me. I realize we have no control of […]
How sharp are your powers of observation? Research tells us that you can keep your mental skills sharp by using them. Here’s a little exercise you can try. When out strolling the town, look closely at the properties and then guess how old or what generation the folks are that […]
A new online course, “Improve Your Sheep Nutrition Management Skills,” has been developed by Dr. Paul Luimes, researcher at the University of Guelph (Ridgetown campus). This general‐interest course was developed with support from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Ministry of Rural Affairs, and […]
