While the first official day of fall still is a couple weeks away, September marks the end of summer and the start of fall for most of us. The daylight starts to look different than it did just weeks earlier, the nights are starting to really cool down, and the […]
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It is with great sadness that the family of Marion Humphrey announces her passing on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Marion was born on Sept. 6, 1932 in Devlin, Ont. to Murdoch and Libby McKay. She was united in marriage on Oct. […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Gordon Ash announces his passing, with his loved ones at his side, on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Gordon was born on June 3, 1959 in Fort Frances to Patricia and Morris Ash. He […]
It is with profound sadness that Glen’s family announce his unexpected passing on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2017. Glen was born in Rivers, Man. He was a tender and gentle man, who will be missed by his wife, Carla; son, James (Amanda); grandchildren, Kieran, Liam, Ella, and Andrew (and their mother, […]
Sadly, the family announces the passing of Beulah Olson, 93, of Rainy River, Ont., on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017 at the Rainy River Health Centre. A service of celebration and remembrance will be held Friday, Sept. 8, 2017 at 11 a.m. at the Rainy River Evangelical Covenant Church, with Rev. […]
It is with sadness that the Scheibler family announces the passing of the family’s patriarch, Johannes Scheibler, 85, formerly of Stratton, Ont. He passed away Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont., with his wife and family singing, praying, and sharing memories around his bedside. […]
Following the success of last year’s Constituency Youth Council, I’m excited to announce the CYC 2017/2018 applications are now open! If you are aged 16-25 and would like to get involved, visit my website and fill out the online application before Sept. 30. The purpose of this youth advisory council […]
I know I mentioned it may take me a few columns to get everyone caught up on the Emo Fair news and I guess because of the cattle sale last weekend, I may have overlooked it. That and the fact that, of course, there are people who have some misunderstandings. […]
I leave for the Yukon today (Sept. 6). For the next four months, I will call Pierre Berton’s childhood home my home–an honour and privilege that still surprises me. I think part of me believed this wasn’t really happening, but that it was all an imagined dream. But I’ve received […]
The Labour Day holiday weekend heralds the unofficial end to summer, when hazy, lazy days give way to a return to a more structured routine over the fall and winter months. Kids are back in school, of course, and we all know the onslaught of activities and events that entails. […]
Dear editor: The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is back visiting the dam at Esox Lake and their approach to it is the same as in 2003. They waited until all the property owners were gone off the lakes before having the public meetings. They never contacted the property […]
I can’t imagine what it’s like to live in the city of Houston these days. Following Hurricane Harvey, the citizens of that U.S. city and the 50 surrounding counties are facing torrential rain that was more than double the annual rainfall there. Some places already had exceeded more than 30 […]
