It is with deep sadness that we announce the sudden passing of RONALD WAYNE BRIDGEMAN of Fort Frances, Ontario on Thursday March 18th, 2021. Ron was born on May 5th, 1950, in Hamiota, Manitoba to Tom and Jean Bridgeman. He was raised on a farm in Oak River, Manitoba where […]
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The Income Tax Clinic has returned to the Volunteer Bureau. The clinic is open Mondays noon-4 p.m. and Wednesdays and Fridays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Have your documents ready. Maximum income to qualify for the clinic is $25,000 for single people, or $35,000 for combined households. The Volunteer Bureau […]
Ontario residents will be waiting in line over their computers for the next several months. And area residents will probably be waiting in line even longer. On Monday just before nine in the morning I went online to discover how long people over 80 would wait to register for an […]
An open letter from the Ontario Chamber of Commerce to Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy. Dear Minister Bethlenfalvy, Thank you for your continued leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the situation evolves, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) is receiving concerns from the business community and communicating them to all […]
Dear editor, Two weeks. That’s what we were told over a year ago. Two weeks to flatten the curve and prevent the healthcare system from being overwhelmed. At the time, so much was unknown about this virus from China, that Canadians heeded the advice of Government/Health officials and put our […]
Dear editor, I fully sympathize with the postal worker whose spectacles fog up whilst wearing a mask. As I have have spent almost a lifetime wearing a mask in the operating room I had the same problem when spectacles became necessary. I thought it would be useful to share my […]
“Hey Rick, what’s that on the back of your truck?” was the first question I asked our retired Mountie-wanna-be as I pulled up to the Debating Table at the Bakery in Rainy River. Rick is a re-known collector of treasures i.e. JUNK and has a 48ft van, and several sheds, […]
I’ve been digging through my boxes of memories these past few weeks, of things I saved that at one time seemed incredibly important and valuable to me. I have an autograph book that friends wrote in at the end of each school year. I have track and field ribbons from […]
Well today I am officially back to work every day. I am challenged with our new name – I would like to say EARS, but we are now OCRC – Emo. That isn’t nearly as catchy or easy. I would have liked to have had a better sleep but that […]
It is with great sadness that the children of Faith Louise (Speyser) Adair announce her return to Heavenly Father’s Arms on March 13, 2021 at La Verendrye Hospital. Faith was born on April 6, 1929 to the late Florence Ann (Blumenschiedt) and Rudolph Albert Speyser in the city of Newark, […]
Melvin Armstrong passed away at Rainy River LTC on March 10, 2021 with family at bedside. Dad was born January 3, 1925 in Shenston Township to James and Margaret Armstrong. Dad was predeceased by all of his siblings: Leo, Eddie (Kathleen), Marguerite Penney (George), Terry (Eileen), Joe (Adeline), Bob (Adele), […]
It is with great sadness we mourn the passing of our beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather Peter Fylkow, who passed away peacefully March 10, 2021 at the age of 95. Peter was born in Kobylowloki, Poland on January 12, 1926 to Harry and Eva Fylkow. He came to Canada in […]
