It is amazing the care and concern people will show to others in our community. They do it without asking or being asked. Their anonymous, selfless concern is outstanding. Take for example our courier driver who arrives in town every morning and stops at a derelict building with a delivery […]
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Karen Linda Houghton, age 80 of Watton Township, passed away Sunday, June 20, 2021 in Thunder Bay. She was born February 28, 1941 in Emo, Ontario to the late Elmer and Florence MacEachern. She married the love of her life, Brian Houghton, on February 16, 1963. Karen worked for the […]
It is with utmost sadness the family of Ivy Almeda Angus announces her peaceful passing on Friday, June 18, 2021, at the Atikokan General Hospital at the age of 87. Ivy was born on October 7, 1933, in Fort Frances, Ont. to John and Ethel (Stewart) Irvine and spent her […]
Doug Anderson passed away from Alzheimer’s disease on June 15, 2021. Doug was born on February 2, 1950, to Ron and Elaine Anderson. As many people know, he was one of the kindest, sweetest men you’d have the good fortune of meeting. He was an amazing husband, father, family member […]
Back in the late 90’s, when the Kenora Bass International tournament was really at it’s peak, with over 200 boat fields and anglers coming from all over North America to compete on Lake of the Woods, the first Aqua-Vu underwater camera made an appearance in bass tournament competition. Minnesota anglers […]
The family of Ryan Jesse DeGagné age 40 years, are saddened to announce his unexpected passing on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, while he was in Tanzania, Africa, for work. Ryan was born on February 2, 1981 in Thunder Bay, Ontario and he grew up in Fort Frances, Ontario. He attended […]
The Sunset Country Metis Council will be holding a Take-and-Make Pancake Breakfast for national Indigenous People’s Day. The event will take place June 18 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Sunset Metis Hall. An MNO Citizen number is required to take part. To sign up for the event, find […]
I listen to Q most mornings, one of my favourite CBC Radio programs. Tom Power is kind, generous, humble, and after I listen to his program I feel as though he and I have shared a conversation over a cup of tea at his kitchen table in St. John’s, Newfoundland. […]
It has been three weeks since the discovery of 215 children, buried on the grounds of a former residential school. The revelation has shaken the entire country on a deeply emotional level, and the pain felt in Indigenous communities unimaginable. The profound tragedy has jolted Canada out of its complacency […]
This Sunday marks Father’s Day. It was not until 1910 that the day was celebrated in North America. Then Sonora Smart Dodd marked the third Sunday in June to recognize fathers. Historically the celebration of fathers began in the Middle Ages and was marked by Saint Joseph Day in the […]
It’s got to be an x/y chromosome thing. That seems to be the only rational for faulty male memory. No female has ever admitted forgetting anything, particularly if it has to do with some perceived shortcoming of her spouse. I say perceived, because what the female identifies as a male […]
The Emo Fair Queen organizers are looking for contestants. The age for contestants is Gr. 9-Gr. 12. The Queen will proudly represent the R.R. Valley Agricultural Society at the 2021 Fair. Call Mary Crosswell at 271-1586 or Sis at 276-2483. Mike Badiuk and Brennan Flickinger placed fourth overall at the […]
