Kenneth John McTavish passed away peacefully, with family by his side, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 at the age of 85 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Ken was born on Oct. 3, 1931 in La Vallee, Ont. to John (Jack) and Audrey Mae Williams. He attended the […]
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Marlene Deschamps, 77, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016 with her family by her side. Marlene was predeceased by parents, Anne and Phil Deschamps; granddaughter, Nicole Veillieux; foster sister, Celeste Beck; grandparents on both the Deschamps and Schuchard sides of the family; aunts and uncles on […]
Lawrence Rufus Allan passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born Sept. 11, 1933 to Rufus Andrew and Josephine Isabelle (MacLeod) Allan in Fort Frances and was raised at Rocky Inlet, where he attended school in […]
It is with profound sadness that the family announces the passing of Walter Bain Laing on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016 at Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances, Ont. He is survived by his wife, Irene; sons, Darryl and Grahame, daughter, Kerrilynn (Fraser Hamilton), and their mother, Elisabeth Laing; […]
I’m back in “Boot Camp,” where most of the food is green, protein is lean, and exercise takes a sweaty, heart-pumping front seat to an evening of good TV and a glass of wine (or two). Leave it to me to procrastinate until just four weeks before Christmas before putting […]
Everyone needs to get a ’flu shot. I know we can find many reasons to avoid the shot, such as “It takes too much time,” “I don’t like needles,” or “Often it really isn’t effective.” The excuses are easy to come by. However, let’s just debunk some of the excuses. […]
I find myself travelling again. I was aboard a flight last week—doing my impression of a sardine. The man sitting next to me was typing on his laptop and his elbows were spilling over into my seat, though he tried to contain them. His legs are twice as long as […]
Other than a three-month stint working for a contractor friend of mine just out of university, and a couple of years on the supply teacher list in Kenora, the only jobs I’ve ever had have been related to the fishing and outdoor industry in some manner. My first guide trip […]
Winter has arrived in parts of Rainy River District but we still have bare ground here in Emo. No complaints, though, as it will be great if our farm yards get some frost into them before the snow falls. I did have to spend most of Saturday getting all the […]
Stratton residents, particularly those involved in the curling scene there, undoubtedly are very proud after two of their own—siblings Trevor Bonot and Jackie McCormick—helped Northern Ontario capture the 2017 Canadian mixed curling championship on Saturday in Yarmouth, N.S. Joined by Megan and Kory Carr of Thunder Bay at lead and […]
Joan Buttazoni Dear editor: Riverside Health Care Facilities, in their ignorant wisdom, has decided that the Emo Health Centre should do without an X-ray machine. Doctors need said machines and so do the people of the Golden Age Manor, which is attached to the hospital, who have a hard time […]
Coun. Ken Perry Dear editor: This letter would be more appropriately addressed to the publisher as Jim Cumming is due a big thank you from me for running his column last week about railroad taxation (or lack thereof) in Ontario. So Jim, thanks. With that said, I hope you will […]
