It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Richard Mark Bellamy, 69, of Devlin, Ont., on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. Richard was born on Aug. 14, 1949 in Emo, Ont. to Phillip and Peggy (Brown) Bellamy. Richard was a major tinker! Nothing he loved more than […]
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Have you every awakened and discovered you have to hurry to catch up to the day? The district is much like that. The year 2000 was ushered in with great hope and optimism. We coasted on the good fortune of the paper mill producing jobs and household riches. Then it […]
Each Wednesday I travel between Fort Frances and Rainy River delivering the Fort Frances Times to our news dealers. Often in travelling the route with my wife, new ideas are floated about the crops that are being grown, fields that are being cleared, and the quality of herds that exist […]
And here we go . . . back to normal! The first full week of work for 2019. It was a snowy start to the week but it sounds like Thunder Bay was hit harder. No complaints on my end although the snow we did get was heavy so be […]
I am going to throw some facts at you. The United States is home to 4.4 percent of the world’s 7.53 billion population, whereas Canada represents only .5 percent of the world’s population. Some 22 percent of the world’s prisoners are behind bars in the U.S. In 2015, the Washington […]
SMITH-COUNCILLOR-Born to Marissa Smith and John Councillor, of Emo, Ontario, a girl, Miigwan Margaret Frances, weighing 6 lbs 12 oz on December 20, 2018 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
When I was a kid, I was taught that you were to never get caught dead with a perch in your bucket or on your stringer. I learned this from my Dad and his fishing buddies. Perch were for the seagulls and eagles in the open water, and for the […]
The Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society is meeting today (Jan. 3) at 7 p.m. at the Emo Curling Club to discuss a proposal to sell a lot of land to Emo Township. Interested members of the fair board are invited to attend. The 32-annual La Place Rendez-Vous Open, hosted by […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Donald Wayne Angus announces his passing on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Don was born on Dec. 4, 1939 in La Vallee, Ont. and was raised in Burriss, Ont. He lived his entire life […]
