Just as the morning radio and television anchors were crawling out of bed Monday, Canadians received news that a new opposition leader Erin O’Toole had been elected on the third ballot. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prorogued parliament on August 18 and the next session of parliament will not begin until […]
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Marcus Powlowski, MP
COVID-19 has rapidly spread globally with over 20 million confirmed cases and over 750,000 deaths. It is widely accepted that control of the pandemic will not be possible until we have access to a vaccine, the development of which – as we are all too aware – will take time. […]
Earlier this month, cancer proved once again it does not act with discrimination. It will attack you and weaken you and, in far too many cases, take your life and not care who you are or what you accomplished. Cancer will pick on the poor as much as the rich, […]
Grace Neilson passed away Sunday, August 16 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances with her family nearby and in her heart. In the final hours before her passing, she spoke with care and concern about each of her family members. Mom was born to Noble and Annie Hyatt on […]
We got our combine back last week and started right into harvesting. We were lucky to have a young helper for a day last week. Levi was visiting his grandma and grandpa and he has strong interest in farming and growing. We enjoyed him so much and his knowledge was […]
The year 2020 has had many new gardeners emerge. I hope they have been bit by the joy of gardening and continue on again next year. Many gardeners are often confused between the terms, annuals and perennials and understanding which plants belong in each category. The classification of plants is […]
One thing about fishing is you don’t catch fish every time you go out. They have the ability to move wherever they want and simply not bite if they aren’t in the mood. Even the best anglers will have days where they struggle to catch fish. That part of the […]
John Elra Galusha, age 66, from Fort Frances Ontario went to rest on Saturday, August 22 2020 at LaVerendrye Hospital. Celebration of life to be held at a later date. John was born May 13, 1954 and lived in Rainy River District all his life. He worked at Sapawe as […]
Daryl Lynn Dolph, age 63, of Southey, Saskatchewan passed away August 19, 2020 at Regina Wascana Grace Hospice. Daryl was born July 3, 1957 in Fort Frances, Ontario to Vene and Margaret Dolph. Daryl was predeceased by his parents and brothers Allan, Raymond, and brother-in-law David Stuckless. Daryl leaves to […]
Robin McCormick
A downburst, also known as a windburst, hit the home of Allan McTavish and Lorraine Gosselin back on August 9. A downburst is a strong ground level wind system that emanates from a point source above, and blows radically in straight lines in all directions, from the point it contacts […]
On Friday, August 14, 2020, Natalie Dawn Dal (Nat) passed away peacefully at home in Fort Frances, Ontario. Natalie was born in 1988 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and was the first child of Ron and Bonnie Dreger of Morris, Manitoba, and older sister of Travis and Tashia. She went to K-12 […]
For many of us, meat is an important part of our daily diet. Whether it be beef, lamb, pork or chicken, it is important to know the basics of creating the most flavour possible.Marinades seem to be first and foremost in people’s minds when it comes to creating flavour in […]
