Something hit me as I was catching up on my calving book today – I still haven’t written my Christmas letter! I never get to it until at least mid-January, but this is bad. Calves are just starting to come, and you can bet this will be a busy week […]
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Re: Allan Bradbury’s truck rally article Like anti Covid truck supporter Rolf Giessler who condemns PM Trudeau comparing protesters to Nazis my father had cousins in the third Reich but he was enrolled in the Canadian Army so perhaps I have a broader perspective about democracy than Mr Giessler . […]
Dear editor, I have cancer. My cancer is called multiple myeloma (also known as myeloma) and it is the second most common form of blood cancer. Have you ever heard of it? Every day, an average of 10 Canadians are diagnosed with myeloma, a number which has been steadily increasing […]
Our dad and grampa, Doug McCaig, passed away peacefully with his loved ones by his side on Friday, February 18, 2022. Doug was born on November 8, 1936, to Jack and Aveline (Lowey) McCaig. Doug was the youngest of three children who grew up in a hardworking family with a […]
Dolores, Zeziikabiik, was born to Helen and George Nanie on January 28, 1948. Dolores was bear clan and a member of Rainy River First Nations. At the age of five Dolores left Manitou Rapids to go to Fort William sanatorium and from there she attended residential schools in Fort William, […]
Memegwaa-ikwe It is with great sadness the family announces the sudden passing of Jessica Rae Yerxa, 51, of Big Island First Nation at her residence on February 5, 2022. Jessica was born on October 26, 1970, in Fort Frances to parents Wayne and Margaret (nee Handorgan) Yerxa. Jessica was in […]
It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of our beloved Joseph (Joe) William Yerxa. Joe passed away at the age of 35 on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, but not before leaving his mark on this world and in our hearts, where he will forever live. After a long […]
It is with great sadness the family of Don Anness announces his sudden passing at his home on Saturday, February 19, 2022. Don was born on July 22, 1941, in Emo, Ontario, as the eldest son of Willis and Gloria Anness (nee Hoard). Don married the love of his life, […]
Helen Eldridge (Vennechenko) passed away at her home on Friday, February 18, 2022. Helen was predeceased by her loving husband, Ed, in 2013. She is survived by her daughter Cathryn (George) Shields of Grand Rapids, Minn.; sons Devin (Barbara) and Jason (Melinda) of Fort Frances, Ontario. She is also survived […]
Don was born February 11, 1951, in Emo, Ont., to Dorothy and Raymond Brown. He passed away February 17, 2022, with family by his side. Left to cherish his memory are his wife Mary; sons Donny (Rebecca) and James and daughter Allison; his mother Dorothy; and siblings Dennis (Beth), Cynthia […]
Brian Avis, 91, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away on Monday, February 21, 2022. A complete obituary will follow.
The second of back to back Bassmaster Elite Series events took place this past weekend at the Harris Chain of Lakes in central Florida. It was a fun week at my favourite lake in Florida but it was another mediocre finish to start the season. Fortunately I landed on the […]
