In the early hours of Nov. 13, 2016, a bright light went out when Bradley William Earl Cross succumbed to a long and tiring battle with cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Born on Nov. 9, 1950, anybody who knew Brad knew that backing down from a challenge truly was not in his […]

In memory of the best man we have ever known, George Elmer Anderson, who passed away on Oct. 25, 2016. His journey began in Fort Frances (Ont.) on July 17, 1943 and led to studies at the U of T and BYU, LDS mission service in Belgium, and wanderlust travels […]

INDIAN-Born to Sharon Gaul and Byron Indian, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Danika Elena, weighing 7 lbs 9 oz on November 2, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

FORBES-Born to Julia Bruyere and Cory Forbes, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Izair, weighing 6 lbs 15 oz on November 1, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

GREEN-Born to Joanna McQuarrie & Travis Green of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Signy Anne Therese, weighing 8 lbs 9 oz on October 29, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

BROWN-Born to Paul and Jodie, nee Allan of Stratton, Ontario, a girl, Shalese Dorothy Helen Esther Anne weighing 4 lbs 7.5 oz on September 8, 2016 at at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario.

WENSLEY-Born to Matthew Wensley and Stephanie Lizotte, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Teagan Rose, weighing 6 lbs 2 oz on October 25, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

GUSHULAK-Born to Brad and Jamie, nee Beadow, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Cohen Bradley, weighing 7 lbs 5 oz on October 25, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

DOBRANSKY-Born to Paul Dobransky and Victoria Gosselin of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Kyson Luke Taylor, weighing 6 lbs 8 oz on October 23, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

ROBINSON-Born to Jaimee Mann-Whalen & Jeff Robinson, of Barwick, Ontario, a girl, Kinleigh Blake, weighing 9 lbs 1 oz on October 18, 2016 at Thunder Bay Regional Hospital, Thunder Bay, Ontario.

I heard the expression on the radio recently that we “sanitize” the lives of our children. It’s true that memories of our own childhood sometimes get roughed up a bit with literary licence when we compare our stats with “kids today.” As the distance from our childhood lengthens, the difficulties […]