It is with great sadness that the family of James Albert Wright announce his passing on Friday, February 5, 2021 at the La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Jim was born on March 30, 1939 in Fort Frances to Ernest and Harriet Wright. He lived in Fort Frances […]
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I love my bed. Not the specific bed that I currently occupy at night now, but “my” bed, in general terms. It is my safe place, my place of comfort, my place of big ideas and small wishes, my place of remembering. I tuck myself into my bed when I […]
“After struggling through life for over 40 years with Post Vaccine Encephalopathy, I am finally free to fly” Melanie Lois Tetu of Stratton, Ont. was born March 17, 1976 in Emo, Ont. She passed peacefully, early Saturday morning February 13, 2021 at the age of 44 at La Verendrye Hospital […]
This is a retread as the Polar Vortex has my creative juices totally frozen up…. Moose sent me an email the other day claiming that men are deep thinkers and supported that argument with the hypothesis that the pain of childbirth did not hold a candle to the male equivalent […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Helen on February 13, 2021 at the Riverview Health Centre. She was predeceased by children Gayla (1968) and Robyn Ramsdale (1997); husbands George Ramsdale and Fred Younger; parents Ernie and May Meyers; brothers George and Earl Meyers; and special […]
It is “Family Day” as I write this column. It is much like Christmas; we are together but separated. Our children are both 1700 km away from us. In many ways, “Family Day” is not as it was supposed to be. Planned by politicians, the “Family Day” February holiday was […]
The biggest issue we face right now as a country is the question of when we will be able to get our COVID-19 vaccinations. The virus has hurt many people in our community, and yet many of us are frustrated as we do not know when we will be able to […]
February is supposed to a short month but with these extreme temperatures it is seeming rather long. I believe we have hit the two-week mark for cold weather, and I don’t remember seeing -40 on my thermometer so many times in a row. To say it has been challenging for […]
On February 14, 2021, Robin Cecil McQuaker went home to be with his Lord and Saviour. He passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side. He was born on May 15, 1954 in Emo, Ontario to Carson and Iris McQuaker. He grew up and lived in […]
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Roderick William McLeod of Lethbridge, Alberta. Rod passed away peacefully at the Coaldale Health Centre on Monday, February 1, 2021, surrounded by loved ones. Rod is survived by his five children: Joe, and Andrea of Winnipeg; Sean (Tobi) of Lethbridge; […]
The 2021 Bassmaster Elite Series season kicked off over the weekend and for the third year in a row the season started at the St. John’s River in Florida. When the schedule for 2021 was released back in the fall and it was announced that we were going back to […]
Dear editor, On April 1 2020, after two years of engagement and consultations with the public, First Nations and Metis, the MNRF merged the Crossroute and Sapawe Forest Management Units into a new Crown (Boundary Waters) forest under a single Sustainable Forest Licence No.542245 granted to the Boundary Waters Forest […]
