I overheard a piece of a conversation the other day with one person asking another for their favourite food or favourite movie, I can’t remember which. I wasn’t really listening, but the word favourite caught my attention and it got me thinking. Many conversation starters when getting to know someone […]
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Sadly the family announces the sudden passing of Julia Tesarsky, of Rainy River, Ontario at her residence on Friday, January 22, 2021. Julie was born July 16, 1954 to parents Mike and Lena Tesarsky. She is survived by her loving son Josh. She will be lovingly remembered by her remaining […]
Hurray! It’s Groundhog Day! But what does that mean? Supposedly if the Groundhog sees his shadow, we get six more weeks of winter. If not, only two more weeks. Either way, here in the north we are winners. Only two weeks? Unbelievable! Only six more weeks? What a stroke of […]
Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
Every year the Township of LaVallee nominates a local individual as “Senior of the Year.” The Township is asking its residents to nominate someone they think should receive this award. The Senior of the Year has to be a resident of our Township, be 65 or older and someone who […]
Hindsight is a great marker for examining the roads we take. Looking back, I had a chance to buy “Apple” stock at less than $8.00. Through many splits, the stock was trading at $134 on Tuesday. I didn’t buy. Similarly, it is important to look back when we examine decisions […]
Well last week turned out to be a bit challenging. Woke up on Wednesday to a water issue. I was thinking it was likely a “frozen” issue because we had moved into the deep freeze. It was a bit more than that. I left my boyfriend/partner in charge and I […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Donald (Don) Mills after a brief but valiant fight with cancer on January 25, 2021. Born in Winnipeg, Man. on March 16, 1942, Dad spent his early years on his grandparent’s farm in Bergland, Ont. Dad worked most of […]
Most of the time when I go ice fishing I travel via snowmobile and I pull a portable shelter built onto a sled. I can put all of the gear that I need for a day on the ice inside the sled, cover it up and I’m good to go. […]
With heavy hearts, the family of Wayne Alexander George, age 78, wish to announce his passing on January 28, 2021. Wayne fought a lengthy battle with diabetes but did so with a determination to continue his best life any way he could. For those closest to him, it was difficult […]
That whirring sound you’ve been hearing lately is the frenzied spinning of two of the richest and most powerful corporations in human history. After two decades of relentless predatory practices by Google and Facebook, democratic, market-based countries around the world are taking steps to restrain their monopolistic behaviours. And the […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Bennie Joseph Beck announces his passing on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at his home with his family by his side. Bennie was born on November 12, 1933 in Makaroff, Manitoba to Joseph and Rose Beck. He was the first of three […]
We are saddened to announce the passing of Douglas Blake Beange on January 29, 2021 at the age of 74. He passed away at home in Nipigon, surrounded by his family after a courageous 13 month battle with brain cancer. Blake was born February 21, 1946 in Ice Lake, Manitoulin […]
