TEEPLE-Born to Jason and Chantelle, nee Bragg, of Emo, Ontario, a boy, Wilson Walker, weighing 7 lbs. 9 oz., on February 23, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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Mary Joan Chittock, 83, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday March 7, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Mary was born on Dec. 25, 1932 in North Walsham, England to Frank and Joan Chittock. She grew up in England, coming to Canada in the late 1950s. […]
I’ve been on a learning curve the last two weeks; mouth mostly closed, ears open, and listening to the stories of others—and through theirs was reminded of my own. I learned about literary boundaries, and I continue spinning a web of words in my head that will find its way […]
I began thinking about how long I’ve been a swimming official while at the Dryden pool complex on Saturday morning. When my eldest son was eight, I agreed to take a timing course to assist at a swim meet in Fort Frances. Later that year, he was attending a swim […]
Harper Lee has died and with her has gone my dream to sit with her in her back garden in Monroeville, Ala., under a giant sycamore tree, sipping something cool. I would take notes and she wouldn’t mind because we are old friends; have been together since “To Kill A […]
As a youngster, one of my favourite weekends of the entire winter was when my parents would take me to Winnipeg for the annual Mid-Canada Boat Show, which has taken place over the first weekend in March for years. I used to save up as much money as I could […]
Well, it was a busy week of calves for me! I was just steady moving cattle in and out, and thankfully it was decent temperatures, so it was easier to put calves outside much more quickly than what I sometimes do. Things were going pretty good, and I planned to […]
My entertainment tastes have changed over the years. But they always have fallen into two broad categories: going to fine restaurants and attending live theatre. So for me, the perfect evening always has been going to an excellent theatre production, either preceded by dinner or followed by dessert with friends. […]
Got Muskie fever yet? Well, you should given four Fort High squads are heading off to seek provincial glory next week. The Muskie boys’ hockey team—fresh off its ninth-straight NorWOSSA crown—is heading to the all-Ontarios in Ottawa for a whopping 36th time, although OFSAA success has been hard to come […]
