All Canadian farm operators will receive a letter at the beginning of May with instructions on how to complete the questionnaire online. It automatically will add totals and skip sections that do not apply to the operator’s farm. As a result, completing the questionnaire online will be faster and easier, […]
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Growing up in northern New York, water was very important to me. At our kitchen sink, we had two pumps. One was delicious drinking well water while the other was rainwater gathered in our cistern. This “soft” water was used for baths and laundry. And we always had plenty of […]
There’s been a lot of buzz on social media this past week over the actions of some U.S. states directed against same-sex couples and the LGBTQ community in general. The moves prompted plenty of backlash, including concert cancellations by big-name rockers like Bruce Springsteen and Bryan Adams in North Carolina […]
Cathie Sinninghe Dear editor: I am asking for people to let their voices be heard regarding the important issue at our Memorial Sports Centre. This is regarding an accessible change room for families of special needs or handicapped children, as well as those with young children. As was so eloquently […]
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Gail Isabel Janice Shields announces her passing on Sunday, April 10, 2016 surrounded by her loving husband and heartbroken boys. Gail was the daughter of Paul and Margaret Kielczewski, born on July 3, 1946. She was number five on the team […]
It is with sadness the family of John Bodnar announces his sudden passing on Sunday, April 10, 2016. John was born May 10, 1946 to Joseph and Dominia Bodnar in St Boniface, Man. His family moved to Ontario and resettled in Roddick Township in 1951. John graduated from Fort Frances […]
It is with broken hearts that his family announces the passing of Frank Christian Ludwig Scheibler, 55, of Emo, Ont. Frank passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont., with his family singing and praying around his bedside. […]
After a short battle with cancer, Donalda Mary McLean (Gregory) passed away peacefully at home. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Garry; son, Allan (Kathy); daughters, Linda (Del) and Lori (Bruce); sister, Dianne (Gary); grandsons, Bill, Scott, and Dylan; and nephew, Todd, and niece, Tracy. Memorial services will […]
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of John Dale Kirk, 65, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Friday, April 8, 2016, with his family by his side, at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. John was born March 21, 1951 in Fort Frances to the late […]
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Alanna Rose Kabatay announces her passing on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Her family was by her side until the very end. Alanna was born Oct. 1, 1995 in Fort Frances. She lived […]
Arthur Harold Mattson passed away Nov. 20, 2015. He was born on July 6, 1925 to Hjalmar and Jennie (Jaakola) Mattson. The family moved from Shaunavon, Sask. in the fall of 1937 to a Carpenter Township farm. Arthur and his family farmed beef cattle and some grain. Later it was […]
Donald Norman Mason, 82, of International Falls, Mn., passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at the Rainy Lake Medical Center in International Falls. He was born Dec. 17, 1933 in Fort Frances, Ont. Don was united in marriage to the love of his life, “American Girlfriend” Pamela Morse in 1957. […]
