MOWE-Born to Dustin and Katie, nee Racine, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy Luke Normand, weighing 7 lbs. 10 oz., on May 22, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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It is with heavy hearts that the family of Mary Jane Allen announces her passing on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 in Thunder Bay, Ont. Mary Jane was born Nov. 2, 1961 in Portage LaPrairie, Man. to Agnes and Valentine Nepinak. She was raised in Pine Creek, Man. before the family […]
Marnie and I believed it was important for our sons to see and experience all the provinces in Canada, and we travelled to all of them except for Newfoundland. Well, last week Marnie and I travelled across Newfoundland—from Corner Brook to St. John’s and part of the Avalon Peninsula. We […]
I was doing a Sunday morning walk with CBC Radio and Michael Enright’s “The Sunday Edition” playing in my ears. Michael (because I am on a first-name basis with my CBC people) offered up the recording of Justice Rosalie Abella’s recent address to the graduates from Yale Law School. I […]
The provincial government is helping to ensure a thriving cattle industry, and retaining Ontario jobs, by improving access to guaranteed loans for cattle farmers and increasing their buying power. The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs has worked with industry stakeholders to review the Feeder Cattle Loan Guarantee […]
The final swing of the 2016 FLW Tour is coming up over the next few weeks, so it’s back on the road for me. The fifth stop takes place this week at Kentucky Lake on the Tennessee-Kentucky border, one of the larger bodies of water in the U.S. and one […]
Yes, we needed the rain—but now the rain needs to leave and the sun needs to shine! The weeds are advancing quickly and it is killing me that I’m not able to get out and spray. Meanwhile, the cereal trials at the Emo Agricultural Research Station are in need of […]
You couldn’t grow up during World War II without grieving. How well I remember the evening paper with its growing news and horrors. Oh, there was an occasional bright spot—like the story of a London baker who quickly turned off the oven on his half-baked rolls before running to safety […]
The proposed design of the new Rainy Lake Market Square—formally unveiled last Thursday afternoon during a come-and-go open house on-site—sure generated plenty of chatter by those who either loved it or panned it. Some called it “fantastic.” Others felt it was “underwhelming.” Still others said their input either hadn’t been […]
Bill Morrison Dear Mike: I must say I am highly disappointed with the plans for the market square and the exit survey that was available to complete at the unveiling! For example, on the exit survey, the input #3 was, “What do you like best about the proposed design of […]
Allan Murdock McKay has been reunited with his love, Barbara, as he peacefully left this world, at age 89, on Monday, June 6, 2016 in Fort Frances, Ont. Allan was born March 22,1927 in Burriss, Ont. to Murdock and Elizabeth McKay. He had been born into a large family as his […]
