The fight between the province and the City of Toronto over the size of its municipal council is one that should concern all residents of Ontario. First, if the province can pass a law (Bill 5) that unilaterally slashes the size of Toronto city council by nearly half (47 seats […]
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A recent article in The Guardian has had me questioning how I read and my understanding of what I read. I’ve always enjoyed reading and for several decades on my birthday and at Christmas, my wife would buy me several hard-cover books to read. I eventually succumbed and acquired a […]
Sadly, the family announces the passing of Diane Karen Pattison, age 57, of Fort Frances, Ont. Diane was born on May 1, 1961 in Fort Frances to Conrad and Dolly Lemieux. She is survived by her husband and best friend, Rod; sons, Gary (wife, Daphne, and son, Noah) and Jason […]
Luis Rego, 76, of Winnipeg, Man., passed away peacefully, with family by his side, on Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 at the Victoria General Hospital in Winnipeg. Luis is survived by his wife of 50 years, Maria; their two boys, Manny (Michelle) and Johnny (Tamara); grandchildren, Brody, Ethan, Boudy, and Jaxon; […]
Esther Gertrude (Buffington) O’Brien, of Assiniboia, Sask., passed away on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018 at the Assiniboia Union Hospital with her daughter, Dawn, at her side. Esther was born on Sept. 15, 1938 to Robert and Nettie (Kehl) Buffington in Fort Frances, Ont. The youngest of seven children, she was […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Tim Vennechenko announces his passing on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 in Fort Frances, Ont. after a short battle with cancer. Born on March 8, 1953 in Fort Frances, Tim worked in the mill for 40 years and was a Legion member […]
With sadness we announce the passing of Helen Nelson. Helen was born to Charles and Mabel McNally on April 23, 1933 in Rainy River, Ont. She was raised in Harris Hill, north of Rainy River, along with her 10 siblings. She had many fond memories of her time there. She […]
Doreen Mounk (nee Killins), devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend to so many, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018 after a brief battle with cancer. She left this world surrounded by loved ones. Doreen was born to Gladys and Ard (Archie) Killins on Aug. 31, 1926 in Fort […]
It is with profound sadness that the family announces the sudden passing of Danielle Big George, 23, of Naongashiing First Nation (Big Island), Morson, Ont., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 at her residence. Danielle was born on Jan. 30, 1995 to Mary Big George and Daniel Bluebird. Danielle embraced the […]
Here we go moving right into the middle of September! We always talk about how quickly the month of August disappears but I think the same can be said about September. We have a jam-packed list so the days rush right on by. A good number of farmers are a […]
I burned a pile of brush the other night. We have burning restrictions here in Nova Scotia due to the lack of rain, so burning is limited to between the hours of 7 p.m. and 8 a.m., when the dew has settled. I often wonder how forest fires are ignited […]
Hello and Boozhoo from the Fort Frances Stewardship Youth Rangers! This last month of the program has flown by with so many exciting projects! With the only “rain day” being our last day, we were super busy for the entire month. Although we didn’t get a lot of rain, we […]
