James Edward Major passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. He was born in Winnipeg, Man. and would have celebrated his 90th birthday on May 20, 2018. Jim attended school in Dryden, Ont. and began working for Ontario Hydro at Red Lake in 1947. After working in Red Lake and […]
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Jackie (Jacko) Ray McLeod passed away peacefully on Monday, March 26, 2018 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Jacko was born on April 29, 1957 in Fort Frances. He was the fifth of six children. He lived his entire life in Fort Frances, with many years at Sybil […]
Our precious son and brother, Will Anderson, passed away suddenly on March 26, 2018. Born Jan. 15, 1995, he was a kind, intelligent and funny person. He always wanted to make a difference in the world and he succeeded in bettering the lives of many who he met. Will’s smile […]
On Sunday, March 25, 2018, the leader of the band grew tired and passed on to play his final gig. He was born on Sept. 24, 1944 in Kenora, Ont. to the late Ann and Kasemer Hawrylak. Myron completed his high school education in Sioux Lookout, Ont., enjoying curling (achieving […]
Last month, Finance minister Bill Morneau announced Budget 2018 and our government’s plan to continue investing in the middle class. The plan focuses on strengthening the programs that make the biggest difference in people’s lives–and making those benefits easier to get. This includes things like the Canada Child Benefit, EI […]
Here’s hoping the Easter Bunny found everyone and he wasn’t froze out or blown away! This weather certainly is keeping things from being too messy around the farm yard anyway, though I’m hoping things warm up for those who are going to start calving soon with little or no indoor […]
I was thinking of what it means to be part of a community–a community who has known you since you were little; when they saw you on the street and were surprised at how you’d changed, how you’d grown, how you can ride a bike, drive a car, get a […]
As I lifted a walleye out of my hole in the ice over the weekend, I decided that would be it for me for the day. It was my fourth “keeper” fish of the morning, making my limit, so I had accomplished what I had set out to do–catch a […]
“A Mother’s Story of Hope,” will be presented this evening (March 29) at 6:30 p.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous. Guest speaker Tracy Smith will talk about better understanding the disease of addiction and details of what recovery can and does look like for families. The public is invited to attend. […]
