births Aug 3, 2021.indd Born to Tatum and Braden, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Theodore Philip, weighing 7 lbs 15 oz on July 9, 2021 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

Born to Megan and Shawn, of Kamloops, British Columbia, a girl, Isla Antonia, weighing 6 lbs 11 oz on July 6, 2021 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

Born to Alaina and Paul, of Emo, Ontario, a boy, Jacob, weighing 9 lbs 6 oz on July 5, 2021 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

Born to Tashina Yeboah and Aymin Hoyme, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Zahara, weighing 6 lbs 9 oz on July 4, 2021 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

Born to Erin and Bob, of Devlin, Ontario, a boy, Wesley John, weighing 7 lbs 5 oz on July 3, 2021 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

Born to Jain Parks and Alan Lockman, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Vincent Varg, weighing 10 lbs 12 oz on June 23, 2021 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

Company is coming. I feel a bit like Paul Revere and his midnight ride, galloping through the streets, warning of the pending arrival of the British. Though he is attributed to shouting his warning, it was actually a far more clandestine approach of alertness, but I digress. A slice of […]

Dear editor, I’m writing to you out of concern for the opening of our border to the United States of America. As a citizen of this border town, I personally think it’s too soon. After all, they are holding off on letting Canadians and Americans crossing their borders, when in […]

Dear editor, The following is an open letter to the governments of Ontario and Canada: Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, Premier Ford, Minister Hajdu, and Minister Elliott, On behalf of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) and our 60,000 members, thank you for your continued leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. As […]

At the bakery with the easing of Covid restrictions things are getting back to normal. Coffee is being communally dispensed and social distancing is being eased. But there is still some trepidation. As a vocal anti-vaxer approached the table one health conscious proponent whipped out what appeared to be a […]