Frank Korb, 80, of Northwood Lodge in Red Lake, Ont., and formerly of Stratton, Ont., passed away on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. Funeral service will be held Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 at 1 p.m. at the Northridge Funeral Home in Emo, Ont. A complete obituary will follow.
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Winnie Rousseau passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Winnie was born on Dec. 14, 1930 in Mulvihill, Man. She moved to the Rainy River District in the early 1940s. She was united in marriage to Oliver (Bud) […]
Sometimes it take the perception of others to put things into perspective for the rest of us. Rami Canoon, the father of a second Iraqi refugee family that arrived in Fort Frances just this past Friday, didn’t seem to mind the bitter cold that greeted them. “The cold is no […]
Submitted byDouglas W. Judson Resolution time strikes us at our most complacent and indisposed. It sneaks up in that cozy stretch between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, when we forage for leftovers and, in our holiday coma, have lost all awareness of what day of the week it is. On […]
Dear editor: As the holiday season draws to a close, I want to take a moment to thank the Choraliers for making my Christmas so special. What a great group of people! I am extremely proud of each and every member! For approximately five weeks, they work very hard to […]
Dear editor: A big thank you to Rainycrest for allowing me the opportunity to work with the residents and have a performing choir at Christmas. It originated because one of the residents, Joe Gervais, approached me one day and asked if I would start a choir there. My reply? “You […]
The GPS said in 659 km, turn left off Trans-Canada Highway. You hardly can go wrong travelling from Regina to Calgary on a bitterly cold day just before Christmas. Just as everywhere, CBC Radio was describing how cold it was outside. Having left the Fort a day earlier, Marnie and […]
With 2017 now behind us, I would like to use this opportunity to reflect on the highlights of the past year. As of October, I’ve had the privilege of serving as MP for Thunder Bay-Rainy River for two years. It has been an amazing experience advocating for our region in […]
When most of us think about going on a fishing trip, it usually means stepping out the door, driving to the boat ramp down the road, and heading out for the day. Right across Northwestern Ontario, we are blessed with some many great bodies of water that offer some of […]
Here is hoping everyone had a wonderful Christmas! We did, although it just seemed to fly right on by! I told my boyfriend/partner that I wish I could slow it down and enjoy it a bit longer. He thinks I’m crazy. Maybe it’s because I frantically was trying to get […]
Can I change? Can any of us change? Carol Dweck says we can, and I’m inclined to agree with her after reading her thoughts on “Growth Mindset.” Her work is changing how we teach children and how they learn, but its principles can be applied to any of us, school […]
