Lynn Kehler passed away, surrounded by the love of family and friends, on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. Lynn was born in Indiana to Herman and Maureen Bryant on Nov. 14, 1934. Her family lived between Indiana and Kentucky in her early years. Her teenage years were spent in California, where […]
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With great sadness the family announces the sudden passing of Isabel Watts, of Chapple Township, Ont., at her home on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018 at the age of 71. Isabel was born on Oct. 9, 1946 in Emo, Ont. to Harold and Pansy Gibson. She graduated from Grade 13 with […]
With great sadness, the family announces the passing of Warren Loveday, 54, of Emo, Ont., on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. Warren was born on Sept. 23, 1963 to Beatrice and Lawrence Loveday. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and gardening, and he […]
It is with great sadness that the family of James Harvold Brow announces the passing of their beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and uncle on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. James “Jim” Brow passed away peacefully one week after his 82nd birthday. Jim […]
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of the Rev. Michael Henry Mitchell on Friday, Jan. 12, 2018. Born in Halifax, N.S. on June 3, 1953, Michael was the son of the late John Alfred Mitchell and Ruth Josephine Mitchell. Michael first served in the Roman Catholic […]
Daniel Jones, of Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018. A traditional wake will be held on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at the Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation gymnasium. A traditional funeral service will be held on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018 at 10 a..m. at the […]
It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of Clay Chernaske on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017. Clay was an amazing husband, dad, brother, son, and son-in-law who was loved, is missed tremendously, and always will be remembered and cherished. Clay was born on Oct. 14, 1961 in Fort Frances, […]
Here we are in mid-January! The dreaded long winter month already is half over. It seems like it went extra fast for me by spending one week sick and one week away. It still is pretty much Christmas at my place but if things go as planned, I will fix […]
I watched a film a few nights ago, “Suffragette,” released in Great Britain in 2015 and directed by Sarah Gavron, which depicted the women’s suffrage movement in Britain in 1912 and a small group of women who strayed from their previously peaceful attempts to gain the right to vote. The […]
A town delegation once again is heading to Toronto to “bend the ear” of various provincial ministers and parliamentary secretaries on seemingly chronic issues such as the need for a full-time Crown Attorney and resident judge here, the lack of “Connecting Link” funding to help repair our deteriorating roads, and […]
A friend and a mentor passed away this past weekend. As another Master official in Canada said in an e-mail to me, “A whistle has gone silent.” Jim Brow captured my imagination to what competitive swimming was all about. He was my mentor and he coached me as we travelled […]
