Most of the time when I write this column you’re not going to get a preachy point of view out of me. We’re all fortunate that in the fishing community, times have changed from only a few decades ago and the majority of anglers out there practice catch and release, […]
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Dear editor, I am one of the White Seniors who live on Colonization Road West. I have lived on this road for almost 70 years. I never knew what colonization meant, so I looked it up in the Webster’s dictionary. It states it’s a colony of people. All these years […]
Birch Bark Yarns is (virtually) hosting the Sweater Knit-A-Long (KAL) & there will be prizes! The Knit-a-long is free and open to everyone – Knitters, Crocheters & Markers are all welcome! Beginners & Expects are welcome! To join us, join the “Sweater Weather K.A.L.” Facebook group. More details are available […]
On a snowy Christmas evening, Joseph Shawn Winik (b. 01/03/1967) passed away at the age of 53 after a brave journey with ALS. In addition to a lasting legacy as a teacher, coach, and guidance counsellor, he leaves behind a family who dearly loved him: his wife Tricia Winik (née […]
I was thinking about “wonder” this morning when I woke early, not sure what had wakened me but staying prone in my bed while the first thoughts of the day eased out of the small corners of my brain and into my thoughts. Wonder. What is it exactly? What experiences […]
What better way to start out the New Year than with a Squirrel Pie retread. The spots and scales of deteriorating skin are popping up all over again. But there is no way I am going near the Health Centre here just now with Covid 19 seeming to be lying […]
Dear editor, Recently, Dr Johnstone, long time physician in Fort Frances, passed away and unfortunately we, as a community were unable to mourn his passing. However, his spirit lives on and as a colleague for 38 years, and a friend for an additional 14 years I feel that I can […]
We look to our politicians for leadership. We hold them to higher standards. Our leading health care officials of all ten provinces and the government of Canada asked Canadians to not travel outside of the country. The Ford government of Ontario put in rules asking Ontarians to not host meals […]
We are deeply saddened by the sudden loss of our father/grandfather Rudy Morrisseau Sr. on Tuesday December 29, 2020 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital. Rudy was born on October 22, 1944 in Fort Frances, Ont. He grew up in Couchiching F.N. and as a young man spent many years […]
