Following up on the column of November 30, many different comments have come my way regarding creating subdivisions and building affordable housing. I have received more information about the growing list of job vacancies across the district. And the question remains, what attracts people to an area? I remember listening […]
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“Tis The Season” our community and district is abounding with events. The Township of LaVallee held its annual Community Christmas Party on Sunday (December 9) with about 80 people attending. Fun was had by all, from children to seniors. I’ve heard the food was delicious and the children were happy […]
I think I am finished with my outdoor light display. Of course, by the time I finished I already had a set of (new) lights not working. I was going to ignore but that lasted 5 minutes and out I went to take them down. I still need to make […]
Ricky Picard would’ve been 63. He was a goalie, playing Midget ‘B’ for a suburban Montreal team. On December 14, 1974, during a practice re-scheduled because a game was forfeited, a teammate fired a puck that deflected off Picard’s glove and struck him in the throat. He couldn’t breathe. “He […]
While I’m no saltwater expert, whenever I’ve been near the ocean I’ll usually try to get out for a day and if some fish are caught, great. There have been several trips in the past where I have been on a boat trolling for big fish but there has never […]
Ask the Money Lady Dear Money Lady – I have not topped up my TFSA, should I do it now in December or wait until January? Ken Great question Ken – I think a lot of people are wondering this too. I don’t believe in timing the stock market; however, […]
August 17, 1928 – December 10, 2022 With great sadness, our family announces the passing of Dorothy Brown (nee Ahrens), also affectionately known to many as “Dot.” Dorothy, aged 94, passed away at the Emo Health Centre where she had resided since February 2018. Dorothy was born in Barwick, Ontario, […]
On December 5, 2022, we were saddened by the loss of our mom, Betty Colfer. Betty passed quietly at her home in Rainycrest following complications with Influenza A. She was born in the Yukon Territories on October 2, 1930, and lived many years in Lethbridge, Alberta, with her family of […]
Our beloved daughter (NeNe) Nicky, mom, sister, cousin, niece and most importantly friend. She shared an exuberant smile and laughter with everyone she know. She had a caring and loving heart for all and especially for her children, whom she loved with all her heart and they meant everything to […]
Our beloved father, Raymond Lorne Kyle, known to most as Ray, age 86 years, of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away unexpectedly at home on November 30, 2022. He was born February 18, 1936 in Three Hills, Alta., to the late James (Pete) and Ivy Kyle. He was raised in Fort […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Gerald Russell Lougheed announces his passing on December 4, 2022, at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre with family by his side. Jerry was born in Emo, Ontario, on June 23, 1945, to Israel and Elma Lougheed. Jerry was born into […]
October 31, 1942 – December 9, 2022 With her three children Billy, Barry and Donna holding hands surrounding her, our beautiful mother Sharon passed away peacefully on Friday, December 9, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at the Northern Lights Regional Health Centre in Fort McMurray, Alberta, at eighty years of age. […]
