Ashlyn Haglund Dear editor: A fort is not a benign architectural structure. As a visual statement, it’s not in any way symbolic of peaceful co-existence or fair trade. To the contrary, a fort carries the weight of a specific narrative as a defensive edge in a vast territory, and as […]
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Bill Olson passed peacefully on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, with family at his side, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. He was born on May 9, 1927 in Rainy River, Ont. As a young man, he enjoyed the outdoors, and was an accomplished hunter and fisherman. He left […]
Mary Alice Drennan was born on Aug. 17, 1945 in Emo, Ont., the youngest daughter of Sig and Mary Olson. Mary Alice went home to be with her Lord and Saviour on Good Friday, March 25, 2016. She had one sister beside her and another beckoning from the other side. […]
COUNCILLOR-Born to Kersten Smith and Riel Councillor, of Devlin, Ontario, a girl, Leighton Grace, weighing 8 lbs. 14 oz., on March 14, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Kenneth Leslie Olson on Friday, March 25, 2016 at the Rainy River Health Center in Rainy River Ont. Kenneth was born March 16, 1950 in Rainy River. He lived his life in Bergland Ont. with his wife and children. […]
Finally, I’m doing what I have long advised my readers to do. I’m writing my own obituary. Actually, I’m doing more. I’m writing an expanded life story–not a book, not my memoirs. Just my special memories as they come to me. What fun it is. And why didn’t I do […]
Many of you will have heard of Sam, the dancing Starbucks’ barista from Toronto. He is a YouTube sensation, has appeared on “Ellen,” and made the CBC News, as well as news coverage around the globe. He is an amazing young man. But the truth is he was an amazing […]
