It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Rose Smith of Couchiching First Nation, with her children, family, and friends by her side, on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Rose was born Feb. 29, 1948 in Emo, Ont. to the late Mabel Smith and James Buckshot. Rose […]
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There is understandable outrage that disgraced former junior hockey coach Graham James was handed only an additional two-year jail sentence after pleading guilty to sexually abusing two other players under his wing, including former NHL star Theoren Fleury. Equally contemptible, though, was the fact that Mr. James obtained a pardon […]
Chris Lowe Dear Mike: Elizabeth II, who was crowned Queen of England in 1952, is now celebrating her Diamond Jubilee (60 years on the throne). Our present St. Mary’s Church, built in 1952, also is celebrating its 60th year. Well, now Class of 1952 graduates of Fort Frances High School […]
Jonathan Franzen appeared on “Oprah” quite some time ago, but I taped it and watched it recently. He was a finalist for the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for literature and the guy who declined Oprah’s invitation to appear on his show with his third novel, “The Corrections,” a maneuver that seemed […]
It’s been nearly 45 minutes since I sat down to write this column and I am doing everything BUT writing it. I’m following all the traditions that I usually do each Monday to set me up for the task—hot coffee at the ready, good music, comfortable clothes, and all the […]
Forsberg and Lindberg, MacIntoshes, Taylor Electric, Andy’s Candy Land, Bernardi’s, Veteran Electric, the bowling alley, Shop Easy, Niznicks, Tiny Tot Shop, The Fridge, Gilmore, and Noden are names of businesses that all have disappeared from the 300 block of Scott Street in my lifetime. Before most people had chest freezers […]
In the past, one of the greatest challenges facing elected officials was keeping their constituents up-to-date. Constituents have the right to know how they are being represented and what initiatives their MPP is spearheading. Fortunately, with the rise of technology in recent years, we no longer are limited in the […]
This Saturday (March 24), more than 130,000 NDP members will be voting for a new leader of the Official Opposition and our party. We have a great slate of seven strong candidates, but one stands above all others in my opinion and would make the best prime minister. I will […]
My daily calendar is of great importance to me. Before I go to bed, I take one last look at the saying for the day as I tear off the page and take a peek at my inspiration for tomorrow. I’ve had the same daily calendar for years. But before […]
Let’s be honest. As fans, we turn to sports for an escape from reality. No matter how bad your day has gone, or whatever issues are going on in your life, if your favourite athletic endeavour or your favourite team is in action, you’re able to get your mind off […]
When the white man first explored North America, he found three types of wolves—the timber wolf, the red wolf, and the coyote. The coyote originally populated mostly the Prairie regions. When settlement began, the settlers started a war on wolves of all kinds as wolves kill sheep, calves, poultry—even full-grown […]
Over the past week, I’ve witnessed something I didn’t think was possible during the middle of March: the ice on lakes across Sunset Country has been absolutely devastated since the 20-degree temperatures arrived last week. The ice on our lakes went from having a foot of snow on it early […]
