BROWN–Born to Paul and Jodie, nee Allan, of Stratton, Ont., a boy, Burke Douglas Laurie, weighing 7 lbs. 7 oz. on April 24, 2012 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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GADD–Born to William Nelson and Tanya, nee Gagro , of Winnipeg, Man., a beautiful baby girl, Olivia Genevieve Gloria, weighing 7 lbs. 15.9 oz. at St. Boniface Hospital on April 23, 2012 at 1:41 p.m. Proud grandparents are William Robert Gadd of Fort Frances, Ont., and George and Genie Gagro […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Tom Steele announces his passing on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Tom was born Oct. 17, 1952 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Glen and Gladys Steele. Tom was married to Bev Pattison on April 28, 1973. He began working for Boise Cascade […]
Bud Cain, 92, of Devlin, Ont., passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Friday, May 4, 2012 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Bud was born on the original Cain farm in Devlin on Aug. 4, 1919. While stationed in Winnipeg at the beginning of WW2, he […]
Darlene “Joan” Ward, daughter of Fred Gorrill (1938) and Tillie Kreger (1968), was one of four beloved step-daughters of Adolph Werner. Joan was born in Harris Hill, Ont. on July 13, 1935. She was baptized in the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit on […]
Walter Sobkowicz, 84, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Monday, May 1, 2012 at Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. in Fort Frances. He was born Feb. 3, 1928 in Fort Frances, where he resided for his entire life. Walter is survived by his wife of 62 years, Astrid […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo A lot of herds are finished calving and it is now time to think about re-breeding the herd. What breed should you use, when should the bull be put in with the herd, how many, and what age should the bulls be? Many producers […]
Last week, I joined my caucus colleagues in making the decision not to defeat the Liberal government over the 2012 budget. It was a difficult decision to make, but I firmly believe we made the right decision. After reviewing the hundreds of responses to my budget survey, dozens of letters, […]
It was another eventful week in Ottawa, with more misspending our tax dollars, the prime minister backtracking on his promise to end Canada’s military commitment in Afghanistan by 2014, and a floor crossing to boot. Yet another example of Conservative incompetence and mismanagement came to light this past week stemming […]
Don Cumming received a very special award from the Canadian Community Newspapers Association last Thursday evening at the Royal York Hotel. He was the recipient of the “Gold Quill” Award, which is bestowed upon individuals who have worked within the newspaper years for 50 years and have been involved in […]
Since the season is closed for everybody’s favourite fish for a few more weeks, other less popular species get a little more pressure than they might throughout the rest of the open-water season. Until the third Saturday in May when we can all start chasing walleyes again, lake trout, pike, […]
