It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother Astrid Sobkowicz (Seger) on Friday, January 19, 2024, at the age of 89 years. Astrid was born on May 4, 1934, in Fort Frances, Ontario, to Anna and Jonas Seger, who had immigrated from Sweden. On January […]
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The family of Rosemary Spellman, 80, of Fort Frances, Ontario, is saddened to announce her passing on January 20, 2024, at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ontario. Full obituary to follow. Arrangements entrusted to Northridge Funeral Home Ltd., Emo, Ontario.
It is with heavy hearts the siblings (Audree, Edna, Ellen, Gerald and Joanne), announce the peaceful passing of their eldest sister, Darlene Warner, on January 9, 2024. Darlene was born on January 29, 1940, in Rainy River, Ont. She grew up on the family farm in Pinewood, Ont. She attended […]
The family of Wayne Albert Yerxa, 79, of Couchiching FN are saddened to announce his passing on Monday, January 22, 2024. Full obituary to follow. Arrangements entrusted to Northridge Funeral Home Ltd., Emo, Ontario.
Canada is grappling with a housing crisis and both senior levels of government are looking for targets to blame and trying to produce instant solutions. On Monday Immigration Minister Mark Miller announced a decision to reduce the number of foreign student work visas for the students attending colleges and universities […]
My Brother-in-law Ralph is a blue eyed arab from the oil patch aka Alberta, and his byline, Crankcase Sludge. He provided the story for this week’s column. Ralph was in the commercial insulation business for a few decades. Hank was the foreman of his insulation crew. His job was to […]
“To sleep, perchance to dream,” so said Hamlet in his “to be or not to be” soliloquy, Act 3 Scene 1, as he pondered on the subject of death. “What dreams may come,” Hamlet asked. I was a child who regularly wrestled with nightmares, as many of us did, long […]
January is Alzheimer Awareness Month. There are several events underway for the month, to help caregivers and their loved ones navigate life with dementia. The Circle of Security Parenting Program will run an eight-week session on Wednesday evenings, from January 17- March 6. Sessions will run from 6-7:30 p.m., with […]
The annual general election meeting for the Emo Legion Branch #99, takes place January 30th. All executive positions are open and members are encouraged to attend. The meeting is at 7 a.m. in the Legion Hall. The Beer and Burger held last Friday night (January 12th.) saw Dale Stamarski and […]
Even I’m not old enough to be able to tell you what a great athlete Red Storey was, even if we were once fellow “inmates” at a Quebec penitentiary (relax, it was for an awards dinner). I am old enough to know that an athlete of his stature, a referee […]
Dear editor, I have sent the following to CBC Ontario Morning. They have not responded: Just before Christmas and again this morning, December 29, you interviewed people presenting the cause for and value of the transition from gasoline/diesel to EV vehicles. While there are several things that should also be […]
Since I was a teenager, I have had the luxury of always using a flasher on the ice. It’s the most basic form of sonar technology that anglers can get and it’s fantastic for ice fishing. The returns are fast, meaning that you see your bait in real time. They […]
