Last week in Ottawa saw the celebration of International Women’s Day, the hosting of a briefing with officials from FedNor, and the release of some “interesting” spending estimates by the Harper government. Since 1977, member states of the United Nations have celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 each year. […]
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Are you feeling winter-weary? If so, then you need your inner child recharged and I can’t think of a better way to breathe life into your sagging soul than attending an Al Simmons concert. If you are as poorly-informed as me, then undoubtedly you will pull your eyebrows together and […]
When I first arrived here a couple of years ago, one of the very first columns I wrote was about the continuing debate over whether there should be a Northern Ontario rink competing at the Tim Hortons Brier. At that time, there was a lot of noise about having the […]
As I sat down to write my Moos column on Monday, it was 2 p.m. and I still hadn’t tackled all my morning duties. That’s right, Maddie and Marlee are here! They are busy draggin’, playing, wrestling, and having a few fights every now and then. My phone and e-mail […]
When asked, I rarely tell people my age. Not that I mind people knowing how many birthdays I’ve had, but it seems to me that my chronological age doesn’t say much about me as a person. My assessment is that my hair is the colour of a 70-year-old, I laugh […]
Dear editor: I just read an article posted on March 6, 2013 headlined “Council eyeing cuts to services” by Duane Hicks. In this article, Coun. Ken Perry is quoted as stating the Thunder Bay Public Library is not open on Sundays. This information is incorrect as there are two branches […]
Claude Daniel (Joseph) DeGagné passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at the Ottawa General Hospital in Ottawa, Ont. He was the beloved husband of Laura (Calder); loving father of Michael (Tammy), Jacqueline, Giselle, and Monique (Gregg); and cherished grandpa of André, Alexandre, Charlotte, Isabella, Katherine, […]
Darleen Edith Derkson passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at St. Joeseph’s Hospice in Thunder Bay, Ont. after a short battle with cancer. Darleen was born April 5 1950 to Henry and Edith Richert in Fort Frances Ont., where she lived most of her life until moving to […]
The family of Gabius Hendrik “Henk” Abma sadly announces his passing on Monday, March 11, 2013. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo, Ont. A complete obituary will follow.
We know that four people have applied to fill the vacancy on town council following the passing of Coun. Sharon Tibbs back in early January. What we don’t know—and may never know, at least officially—is who those four are. Town clerk Glenn Treftlin would not reveal the identities of the […]
BURKHOLDER–Born to Byron and Gladys, of Mine Centre, Ontario, a boy, Forest Boyd, weighing 8 lbs. 10 oz. on March 1, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
