Margaret Grace Rahn (nee Canfield) passed away at home, with her family, on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 in Nanaimo, B.C. Margaret was born on Aug. 21, 1920 on the family farm north of Barwick, Ont. to pioneering homesteaders Jennie and Willard Canfield. She lived most of her 96 years on […]
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With great sadness, the family announces the peaceful passing of Ross McLean, 93, of Rainy River, Ont., and formerly of Spohn Twp (Harris Hill), Ont., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017 at the Rainy River Health Centre. Ross was born on May 16, 1923 to Sarah (nee Campbell) and John Francis […]
It is with heaviest hearts and bruised spirits that our family announces the passing of Vernon Horton Sr., 61, of Rainy River First Nations, Ont., on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. Vernon was born on June 22, 1955 in Emo. During his lifetime, […]
Peacefully, on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2016 at the age of 93, our dear mother, Bess McCarthy, left us to join our father, Mervyn, and sisters, Linda and Joan, in Heaven. Mom was a kind and loving person. She always had a smile on her face and a twinkle in her […]
Every day that I wake up, I always give a quick thought to how lucky I am to be able to be my own boss and make my living through all of the different fishing and outdoor activities I participate in. Over the last few years, I’ve been able to […]
If your wallet feels a little bit lighter in the New Year, it’s not a figment of your imagination. Your wallet will have been picked by the Liberal government of Premier Kathleen Wynne. In her haste to make Ontario “green,” the only greening that’s taking place is all the extra […]
To paraphrase the well-known Anglo-Saxon saying in a more culturally-accurate way, the Creator is believed to not give the Ojibwe people any more than He believes each one can handle. If so, He must believe Nancy Indian and her family to possess the strength of Nanabush himself for what they’ve […]
We were discussing good manners the other day, my daughters and me, and the conversation circled around the importance of learning to extend respectful kindness to those we encounter in a day. We have made it more of a challenge for our wee ones these days to whom we instruct, […]
Happy New Year to everyone! It looks like we are starting it off with snow. I do recall someone telling me that the Farmer’s Almanac was calling for a “real old-fashioned winter” (i.e., lots of snow and some cold days). I guess the snow will make all the snowmobilers, skiers, […]
It’s here! It’s here! It’s here! Yes, Canada’s sesquicentennial year is now upon us—with the celebrations already having started on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on New Year’s Eve leading up to their culmination on July 1. Are you excited yet? There hasn’t been a whole lot of buzz around Canada’s […]
