EVENTS CALENDAR Hunter’s Dinner fundraiser for the West Rainy River District Lions Club. Featuring wild meat and fish. Nov. 8 doors at 4:30, dinner at 6 p.m. tickets $50, available online at westlions.ca or from Telford Advent, 807-271-2007, Kent Ogden at Cloverleaf Grocery Store or any West Rainy River District […]
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Bradley was born May 11, 1953, Pine Falls, Man., to parents Alvin and Beatrice (Cyr) Marusyk and grew up in Atikokan, Ontario. He married Cheryl Olson on November 24, 1973. Died October 23, 2025 at 72 years of age. Brad and Cheryl lived in a few towns and cities in […]
It is with great sorrow that the family announce the passing of Marilyn Anne McKinnon, 85, on October 31, 2025. A celebration of life will take place on Monday, November 10, 2025, at Guthrie United Church in Devlin, Ont., at 11 a.m. Full obituary to follow. Arrangements entrusted to Northridge Funeral […]
With profound sadness, our family announces the peaceful passing of Georgia Rae Vinkle, on October 28, 2025. Born in Kirkland Lake on December 6, 1944, she was the first daughter and third of six children born to Ernie and Winnie Vinkle. The Vinkle family relocated to Atikokan in the early […]
July 18, 1949 – November 2, 2025 It is with great love and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Jack Wielinga, who left us peacefully on November 2, 2025, at the age of 76. Jack lived a full and meaningful life marked by faith, kindness, hard work, and […]
As another horse racing season wound down this month with the Breeders Cup, and as the sport of kings inches closer to extinction, here’s the question: Can this sport be sustained by people who say “there’s just something about horse racing.” This is a sport — of royalty or not […]
By Robert Animikii Horton
Northern Reflections
Northern Reflections
We are born into a world of words. Like countless others, words define my life — first as an avid reader of stacks of Archie comic books, later as an educator, later as an author. It’s easy to think of words as tools, mere instruments of communication, or sonic stepping-stones […]
Remembrance Day and Veterans Week arrive next week. It was first celebrated on November 3, 1919, and was then known as Armistice Day. For over a decade it was celebrated on the first Monday preceding November 11. The date was set to mark the end of the first world war. […]
DID YOU KNOW? It’s Carbon Monoxide (CO) Awareness Week. This important public safety initiative is aimed at educating people about the dangers of carbon monoxide—often called the silent killer—and how to stay safe. CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS—CHANGE YOUR BATTERIES Did you remember to change all your clocks this past weekend? Let […]
It is great that November has arrived and we can still see grass and bare ground. I know that will change soon enough but I am enjoying it while it lasts. The rain last week really just made things slimy and our roads bumpy. Back my way the graders were […]
The Emo Legion Branch #99 will hold Cenotaph services and events as follows: There will be a free will luncheon at the Emo Legion at 12:00 p.m. A Remembrance Day dinner will be served at the Emo Legion beginning at 5:00 p.m. The cost is $20.00 and children 10 and […]
We had a drought here in the eastern part of our fair country this past summer and fall, but fair to say the entire country has experienced many challenges due to climate change. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have been hit the hardest, local reports say. I’m not convinced we […]
