It is with great sadness that the family of Grace Carmody, 98, announces her passing on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 2 p.m. at St. John’s Anglican Church in Fort Frances, with Fr. […]
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Graham Matheson, 52, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 in Thunder Bay, Ont. A private family service will be held. A public memorial service will be held at a later date. A complete obituary will follow.
Killing the goose that laid the “golden egg” is among the most famous of Aesop’s fairy tales. It is the story of a cottager and his wife who had a goose that laid a golden egg every day. The couple believed the goose contained a huge lump of gold and […]
I won’t complain about the weather this week! There is nothing like the warmth of the sun at this time of the year that brightens your hopes of spring, long days, and green grass! I know, I know. We still have March to get through, but this feels good! • […]
This past week, MPPs returned to the legislature after the four-month lockout imposed by Dalton McGuinty. On our first day back to work, Ontario’s new premier, Kathleen Wynne, outlined her goals for the upcoming session through a Speech from the Throne. My initial reaction was surprise, followed by frustration. While […]
Lately, labour and trade unions have been portrayed in a negative light by conservative media and business interests. Doing so may serve the interests of those casting the stones. But the reality is that we owe unions our thanks for improving the economic and social well-being of working Canadians over […]
If I would have been asked one week ago how I was feeling, I’d have used up an entire Kleenex box explaining my failure to launch what I thought was a simple plan. I was in “woe is me-ville” because I had to admit to myself and to others that […]
Did you tune in to “Canada Reads” the week of Feb. 11-14? If not, I wish you had. It was the celebration of Canadian literature in a way unparalleled by the Giller or the Governor General’s Award, or other Canadian literary awards. In the format of reality programming, “Canada Reads” […]
Since I returned home from Florida a couple of weeks ago, I haven’t done nearly as much ice fishing as I’d planned to do. I just couldn’t get all that motivated to head out in that nasty weather we had last week! Over the weekend, though, I got out trout […]
Since today is my 25th birthday, I’ve decided to celebrate this special occasion by writing about one of my favourite sports: curling. Granted, I could have gone with a long-winded piece about auto racing or soccer, as well, but I already wrote a column on motorsports last week. This is […]
It is with deep sadness that the family announces the passing of Grace Carmody on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Funeral arrangements are pending, and a complete obituary will follow. Online condolences may be offered at www.greenfuneralhomefortfrances.com
`It is with great sadness that the family of Tammy June McQuaker announces her passing on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. She peacefully slipped away on angels’ wings to Heaven. Tammy was born June 25, 1961 in Rainy River, Ont. to Helen and […]
