Dear editor, The Government of Ontario may have finally taken its first real tangible step forward to make passenger rail service in the northeast a reality. The Associate Minister of Transportation, Stan Cho, and his ministerial colleagues — Victor Fedeli (MPP for Nipissing), George Pirie (Timmins) and Graydon Smith (Parry […]

When I think about ice fishing, of course there are plenty of good memories of big fish, warm days on the ice and fun with friends and family. There have also been a good number of bad trips that remain memorable. Getting vehicles stuck, fishless trips, broken equipment and getting […]

By Liz Adam

Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering,”It will be happier.” Alfred Lloyd Tennyson If you’re reading this, you’ve made it all the way through 2022 and already have a good leg up on the first month of 2023. Sometimes the start of a new year can […]

In loving memory of our mother, Shirley Ann Bruyere (Labott), who passed away on December 20, 2022. She was the devoted wife of Rudolph Elmer Bruyere Sr. and matriarch of seven boys; Curtis, Timothy Sr., George, Barry, Rudy Jr., Cory and Sandy. Shirley will be deeply missed by all the […]

It is with deep sadness that the family of Leonard Allan Glueheisen, age 70 years, announce his passing January 8, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Leonard was born on June 18, 1952, in Fort Frances, Ontario, to Milton and Betty Glueheisen. Leonard, known as Len, met his […]

“Cookie” Oma Woof It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Carol Anne on Sunday, January 8, 2023, in her 77th year at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Loving mother to Unity Jessica Schmidt (Phi Ralph); birth mother to Michelle McKenzie (Roberto); beloved Oma Woof to grandchildren Riven and […]

When politics gets in the way, our military often suffers. One only must be reminded of the cancellation of the Mulroney Government purchase of 50 Cormorant EH-101 helicopters made in 1992 that was cancelled the following year with $470 million in penalties by the Chretien government. It wasn’t until 2010 […]

I love doing laundry. That may qualify me for the list of “certifiably insane” but I’m willing to bet there are a few others like me. Folding clean laundry into crisp tidy piles gives me a sense of control over the madness of life, my thinking that if I can […]

Funeral services for Gina King, who passed away on January 1, 2023, will take place on January 23 at 11:00 a.m. at Northridge Funeral Home, Emo, Ontario.