The Northwest Training and Adjustment Board will hold its annual general meeting Monday, June 5 at 2:30 p.m. at the Best Western in Dryden. Everyone is welcome, with those interested in attending asked to R.S.V.P. by May 26. Call 1-807-223-3813 or e-mail ntab@ntab.on.ca for more info. The Sunset Country Métis […]
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It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that the family of John Ossachuk announce his passing on Sunday, May 28th, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital. Johnny was born in Fort Frances on July 9th, 1949 (the same year as Prince Charles), to George and Elva (Hendren) Ossachuk. He […]
One of the best things about fishing here in Sunset Country, particularly during the spring, are all of the great multi-species options we have right across the region. You can catch lake trout, bass, walleye, and pike almost anywhere, with opportunities for plenty of other species, as well. Black crappies […]
When I go to bed at night, I’m very good at being able to empty my mind of the woebegone happenings of the day. A long time ago, I learned how–at shut-eye time–to pack a mental suitcase with any worries, frettings, and negative thoughts I might have and give them […]
I’m not afraid of spiders but having said that, they do occupy a space quite low on my list of barely tolerable things–somewhere down where snakes and centipedes find themselves but most certainly above earwigs and ticks (even though spiders and ticks are of the same family; distant relatives of […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Ronald Malcolm Banks announces his passing on Sunday, May 28, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont., surrounded by his family and friends, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Ron was born on Feb. 4, 1955 in Fort […]
Sadly, the family announces the sudden passing of Ronald Phillips Grout, 83, of Morson, Ont., on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 while visiting family in Texas. Ron was born on Jan. 24, 1934 in Staten Island, New York City, New York to Stanley and Mary Grout. In 1947, the Grout family […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Wilfred Caul announces his passing on Sunday, May 21, 2017 in the comfort of his home in Devlin, Ont. Born on July 15, 1931 in Pinewood, Ont., he was one of 13 children of Lorne and Mary Caul. Wilfred married Lois […]
With the federal Conservatives choosing Andrew Scheer as their new leader on Saturday, another “youngster” now is at the helm of a major political party. Despite being just 38, Mr. Scheer already is a seasoned parliamentarian, though–first getting elected to the House of Commons in 2004 at age 25. He […]
Today is the last day of May. The sun starts shining through the windows earlier every morning. The deer, meanwhile, continue to pick off flowers in my yard almost daily. Last fall, I purchased several dozen special “Canada 150” tulips. Since squirrels like bulbs in the fall, I covered the […]
