The Senate last week passed the bill to change two words of “O Canada” to make it gender-neutral–almost eight months after its initial passage by the House of Commons. It’s hard to believe it took so long to drag out the decision to include women–as in just over half of […]
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Dear editor: As a snowplow driver, I would like to express my concerns over some drivers lack of understanding of a left-hand turn signal on a plow truck. There seems to be a misunderstanding that a left-hand signal means to pass a snowplow. This is not the case! Last Wednesday, […]
I often have wondered how two people fall in love and continue to build on that love through their lifetimes. I remember, in my courting days, heading to the florist on Valentine’s Day to pick up a bouquet of roses and stopping by the drug store for a box of […]
On Jan. 19, I visited Pikangikum First Nation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, Kenora MP Bob Nault, and Indigenous Services minister Jane Philpott. This was the first time a sitting prime minister had visited NAN Territory, and I was honoured to be there alongside […]
After a couple of weeks in Florida, all this cold weather over the past week since I returned home has been kind of rough of me! As someone who loves to go fishing, anywhere, anytime, even I’ll admit that the thought of heading out in windy, minus-25 degree weather is […]
Everyone from southern Ontario is asking me how the winter here is going. They’re concerned because their temperatures have been fluctuating from minus-20 to plus-10 C. I replied that I’m concerned since we keep hearing this is the last of the cold snap but it is back down to minus-40. […]
“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” –Maya Angelou The topic of loneliness is on the airwaves these days. Perhaps winter is when we become more acutely aware of the affects of loneliness. CBC’s “Cross-Country Check-Up” recently discussed […]
Vivian Neilson passed away on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
Gordon Calder, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
It is with great sadness that the family of Harvey Charles Joseph Vien announces his passing on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Harvey was born on May 17, 1946 to Joseph and Emelia Vien in Fort Frances. Harvey lived here most of […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Harold “Bo” Armstrong on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018 at his home in Elora, Ont. Beloved husband and best friend for more than 61 years to Marlene Kathryn Armstrong (nee Chase); father to son, Hal Armstrong and partner, Renee, grandsons, […]
The 2018 FLW Tour season kicked off this past weekend on Lake Okeechobee in south Florida. The full field of 187 anglers fished the first two days before it was cut to the top 30 on Day 3 and then the top 10 for Day 4. Over the course of […]
