Jack Pavier Dear editor: My four-year-old son and I were walking down Scott Street last Wednesday afternoon and saw all of the trees laying across the road. He was really upset about it and said he wanted to write a letter to the editor. Dear workers, Why did you cut […]
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It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of Mavis Maureen Helseth (Elliott), our dear mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, cousin, and friend, on Sunday, July 30, 2017, with family by her side, at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. Mavis was a remarkable woman, and her story […]
Kenneth Howard Moore passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 in Winnipeg, Man. He is survived by Violet (Petriuk), his beloved wife of 64 years; two daughters, Kathleen (Ray) and Susan; as well as granddaughters, Lindsay, Nichole, and Claire. He also is survived by his sister, Linda (Bob); and […]
Our sadness is mixed with the joy of a wonderful, sometimes hard but always very rich life well-lived. Our dear father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, John van den Brand, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Dad was born on Aug. 3, 1927 in the Netherlands. On May 20, 1952, he […]
It is with much sadness that our family announces the sudden passing of Gwen Anders (nee Carlson) on Sunday, July 23, 2017 in Nanaimo, B.C. Gwen was predeceased by her husband, Ben, in 2004. She is survived by her children, Susan (Wayne), Ben (Lorene), and Paul (Jill); seven grandchildren, Shaun, […]
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Darren Thomas Connon at the age of 57. Darren was born on April 15, 1960 in Winnipeg, Man. to Pearline Mae Connon and Thomas Alexander Connon, who predeceased him. Darren is survived by his sisters, Val Marie Connon, Debbie […]
Paul Elmer Johnson, resident of Manitoulin Centennial Manor in Little Current, Ont., passed peacefully early on Monday, July 17, 2017 at the age of 94. Beloved husband of Pauline (pre-deceased in 2007), proud and loving father of Howard Johnson (Kirsten), Judy Martin (Ned) and Nancy Paul (Steve), and kind and […]
SANDELOVICH-Born to Tiffany Whalen and Jarid Sandelovich, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Emily Ann Marie, weighing 7 lbs 14 oz on July 16, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
After a day or two of relaxing early last week following a week of fishing hard on Rainy Lake during the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, it seemed like it would be just another stretch of normal summer days. I was enjoying the quiet time around home when I got […]





