Last week in Ottawa saw the marathon voting on the massive Conservative budget bill begin and the Nova Scotia NDP government of Darrell Dexter receive some positive reviews from two credit rating agencies. Earlier in the week, New Democrats decided to table hundreds of amendments to the 425-page Conservative “budget” […]
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I watch with fascination the TV commercials that show a Ford automobile parallel parking on a street. I remember how many practice hours I spent learning to put my father’s ’65 Chrysler into a tight space. We have seen robot vacuum cleaners. We have played with robot toys and marveled […]
Anglers from across Sunset Country converged on Dryden over the weekend for the Shaw Dryden Walleye Masters tournament on Wabigoon Lake. It was a Father’s Day to remember Sunday for the Dryden duo of Michael and Stephen Cortens as the father and son captured the 23rd edition of the tournament. […]
Last Friday, people across Ontario awoke to unexpected news that we could see a snap election called over the 2012 provincial budget. Many people, myself included, were surprised by this news. As everyone is well aware, our NDP caucus reached a compromise in April that would allow the budget to […]
With Father’s Day having just passed, I’m sometimes annoyed by these Hallmark-type occasions that have us pulling out our wallets because the calendar says we should for planning outings in the name of a certain day. Other times I like that we are reminded to think of others; to remember […]
Another major championship in golf is over following this past weekend’s U.S. Open, and once again people are talking about how it’s such a shock that Tiger Woods didn’t win it all. Enough. Yes, we all know that Tiger was once “the man” when it came to the world of […]
Ken Hoard, 67, passed away May 16, 2012 in his home in Winnipeg, Man. He was born in 1944. Ken will be dearly missed by his daughters, Melissa Rhoda Wilson and Bonnie Lyne Wilson (Khaled); grandchildren, Shayleen and Tehya-Ameriss; brothers, Dennis, Stanley, Lyn, and Dale; sister, Cindy; and numerous nieces […]
Paul Joseph Turewich passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at his residence in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born Jan. 1, 1935 in Fort Frances to the late Joseph and Jessie Turewich. Paul spent his youth in Fort Frances, attending Robert Moore elementary school and later graduating from […]
Sadly, on Sunday, June 17, 2012 at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Man., Patrick Douglas Tom (“Teet”) of Big Grassy First Nation, Ont. passed away at the age of 51. Patrick was born May 14, 1961 to Moses and Bessie Tom. He grew up in Big Grassy First Nation. He […]
Ben Lindal, 69, of Arbor Vitae, Ont., passed away Sunday, June 17, 2012. Ben was born in Fort Frances, Ont. on Aug. 22, 1942 and raised in Tovell Township. He married his wife, Millie, of 46 years on June 4, 1966 and they raised three children. At a young age […]
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Stanley Paul Grabowski. Stan passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Stan was born at the family homestead in Walkleberg, Man. on May 27, […]
Suddenly, as a result of an accident, Matthew James Frederick Boven, 20, of Emo, Ont., entered Heaven into the presence of His Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Matthew was born March 6, 1992 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Harrold and Gertie Boven. He attended the Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program in […]
