I don’t know of one person that isn’t mesmerized when they see a humming bird. Hummingbirds make their home in both forested and urban areas and you can increase your visits from the petite hummingbird by planting a few of their favourite sources of nectar in your yard. Like butterflies, […]
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When electric power augers first came on to the ice fishing scene around ten years ago, they were heavy, slow and didn’t have the endurance to drill more than a few holes. Good for the person who was only looking to drill out a few holes in a shelter but […]
Many of us have been spending the past week chuckling over Bernie mitten memes. It depicts Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in a chair at the inauguration ceremony, with windblown hair, blue mask and some toasty looking, up-cycled, eco-friendly sweater mittens. The image has been photoshopped just about everywhere – the […]
Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
As I’ve mentioned in previous Devlin news stories, there isn’t a lot of news happening. Please contact me If you know of any newsworthy happenings. School did start back Monday (January 25) and the word is that both students and teachers were happy to get back to the classroom. Happy […]
Christmas trees are being accepted for drop-off at Daryl’s Custom Landscapes outdoor storage yard until Saturday January 23. Residents can drop off their trees at his property located at McIrvine Road and 8th Street. Access the lot by taking the first left driveway north of eighth street. There will be […]
Nenaakamiganong – Eagle Clan It is with great sadness that the family of Steve Johnson announces his passing on Sunday January 10, 2021 at the La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Steve was born on March 12, 1950 in Emo, Ont. to George Johnson and Mabel Sears. He […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Antonia Marie Edgett announces her passing on Monday, January 18, 2021 with her family by her side. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
Mrs. Dale Sandra Boyd, age 78 years of Atikokan, passed away peacefully in Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre on Sunday, January 17, 2021, with her husband Don and her son Blain by her side. Dale was born on February 16, 1942 in Sioux Lookout, Ontario. Dale will be deeply […]
I walked Gracie for her final before-bed loop the other night, bundled up as if I was on a trek to the Arctic Circle. Bright flashlight in hand, I stepped outside and started off down my road, Gracie bounding ahead of me. It was a cold night, for sure, but […]
If being housebound during COVID-19 does only one thing, it isolates me to the point I poke through a bunch of my old computer files. Here’s one, I’m glad I did not delete My wife the Pearl of the Orient and I have invested a lot of years and substantial […]
It is surprising how some jobs you once detested help break the monotony of daily life under the COVID-19 emergency lock downs. Take for instance the thought of snow shovelling. Under normal circumstances, I would probably have looked at it as a chore; something I had to do, but not […]
In light of the declaration by the Ontario government of a second state of emergency I am requesting that community members everywhere take these new lockdown requirements extremely seriously. We all must spend as much time at home as possible because of the danger COVID-19 poses to the Anishinaabe Nation […]
