It is with great sadness that we the children, Della and Julie, announce the passing of our dearest mom, gramma, and great-gramma, Blanche Cayer, on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 at the Melita Personal Care Home in Melita, Man. Blanche was predeceased by her three brothers and sisters-in-law, Pete (Helen), Roland […]
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Sheila A. (Hoskins) Hammond, 61, passed away Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 at her residence in Guelph, Ont. with the sound of Gordon Lightfoot flowing through the room, all her girls right at her side, pampering her . . . surrounded by her family and wrapped in lots of love. Sheila […]
Laura Belle Coulson, 94, passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012 at her residence in Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont., where she has been well cared for by the loving and professional staff. She was born May 31, 1917 and lived all her life in Rainy River District. Mom […]
Well, we now have the long month of January in and we really had some pretty fair weather. I always remember Nanny saying, “January is such a long cold month; it’s good to have it behind you!” Bud and Charlie (my great-uncles) always made note that once you hit February, […]
The holidays seem long past. But at our house, there are three things that still remind us of that happy season. Our welcoming wreath is on the front porch, we’re using up a few red cocktail napkins when we have friends in for coffee and cookies, and we’re still enjoying […]
When the Ontario Wildlife Damage Compensation Program was launched last July, two new eligibility requirements for livestock and poultry producers were created in order to be eligible for compensation. They are having a Premises ID number and a valid Farm Business Registration number. After April 1, 2012, program applications missing […]
Do you know George Orwell? Well, you wouldn’t personally know him, considering he was a writer and George was his pen name. But you might remember reading “Animal Farm” or “1984” in high school English with Mr. Fryer. George wasn’t exactly a cheerful guy, but he once said something that […]
In the last couple of months, my northern caucus colleagues and I have been raising concerns about the standards being used to maintain our highways in the winter. As you may or may not be aware, snowplowing is a privatized service. In the past, the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) owned, […]
The last thing I want to do is make everybody back home jealous that I am down in Florida fishing out of a boat in shorts and sandals, so I apologize in advance. After making the eight-day drive to get down here this past week, I did finally make it […]
Maybe it’s just the bitter and cynical 23-year-old in me, but I’m not really caught up in the hyperbole that is this year’s Super Bowl, which takes place Sunday night in Indianapolis after a 234-hour pre-game show (or at least it feels that way). Perhaps I’m not interested this year […]
On the afternoon of Jan. 19, 2012, my life and the lives of Dr. Jon Fistler’s children were forever changed and we were thrown to the wolves with unanswered questions, regret, and unspeakable grief at the misunderstanding that followed his suicide. I have discovered that I hate the word suicide. […]
According to figures compiled by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, a left-leaning think-tank, the 100 highest-paid chief executives whose companies are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange made an average of $8.38 million in 2010—a 27 percent increase from the $6.6 million compensation for the top 100 CEOs in […]
