Charles William (Bud) McWatt passed away peacefully on May 29, 2019 at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, at the age of 90. Bud will be sadly missed by his loving wife of 65 years, Ramona (nee Bird); his daughter, Sharon Caron (Brad); his sons, Rick (Jacquie) and Robert (Kim); and his grandchildren, […]
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Cheryl Ann Fairbairn, age 59, peacefully passed away on May 29, 2019 at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre with her family by her side. Cheryl was born on May 9, 1960 in Atikokan, Ont. She was raised and educated in Atikokan and was employed with the Royal Bank of […]
A funeral service will be held in memory of Peter Landry on Friday, June 7, 2019 at 11 a.m. at the Northridge Funeral Home in Emo. Service will be followed by interment in Barwick Cemetery.
Dear editor, Man has advanced far enough that we are now consuming our own garbage. We’ve poisoned our creeks, rivers and lakes. I suppose our freshwater is all but safe, but it’s safe to say our groundwater is polluted. Animals and game of all sorts are being subjected to poisons […]
Earlier this week while I was out working in my yard I noticed a couple of flying ants crawling around. When I see a flying ant the first thing I think of is lake trout. Or more specifically, the lake trout fishing is probably really good right now. I learned […]
It is June 3 as I write this and I have layers of clothing on. That don’t seem right. I have heard two reports–one saying that summer will be colder than normal and the other stating it will be warmer than normal. I think it just means that we don’t […]
I am moving. I sold my beautiful property with the maple syrup trees and the Ginkgo tree and its history of 270 million years and the Butternut rescued from my friend’s back yard. I leave the blueberries and the blackberries that grow in abundance. I leave my pony buried beneath […]
Donald Pryde, 83, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
Rainy River District Victim Services Program is a hosting a free BBQ in front of their office (334 Scott Street) on Friday, May 31, from noon-2 p.m. in conjunction with National Victims and Survivors of Crime Week. They will have several service providers on site to provide assistance and answer […]
