It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Eileen Lizzie Lawres on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Eileen was born Aug. 19, 1934 in Rainy River, Ont. to Herman and Anna Karpinen. Eileen was united in marriage to Steve […]
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Sadly, the family announces the sudden passing of Roland Ernest Joseph Larocque, 75, of Emo, Ont., at his residence on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. Roland was born Feb. 8, 1940 in Rainy River, Ont. to Ernest and Jean (Legros) Larocque. He was united in marriage to Beulah McNally on June […]
Myrtle Loveday, 95, passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Myrtle was born March 29, 1920 in Black Hawk, Ont. to John and Nora (Ottoson) Hagen. She was united in marriage to Raymond Loveday on […]
It is with great sadness that our family announces the passing of our mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Helen Oien, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. Mom was born Dec. 9, 1926 to Axel Anderson and Laura (Ducharme), and was raised in Gameland, Ont. She was a true pioneer. She was predeceased […]
After a valiant battle against cancer, surrounded by loved ones, Allan Rene Joseph Perron passed away at Victoria General Hospital in Winnipeg, Man. on the eve of Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. Allan is survived by his loving wife, Mary, and faithful companions, Blue and Tia. He will be sadly missed […]
Myrtle Loveday, 95, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2105 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances. A complete obituary will follow.
Bob Rae was in Wolfville, N.S. last week, speaking briefly about his new book, “What Happened to Politics,” published by Simon & Schuster Canada. Rae was named the H.T. Reid Lecture Series recipient for 2015 in the company of past recipients with distinguished academic careers. Acadia University’s H.T. Reid Lecture […]
I remember flying into Chicago when I was 16 years old with my father and as the plane began its decent into the airport, we passed through a greenish, yellow zone. It was a visible air quality issue. The yellow cloud was easy to distinguish. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau went […]
Today (Dec. 2) marks two months since my sailboat was pulled off the lake for the winter. It seems like a lifetime ago that I was on the water with that little blue-hulled beauty, yet memories of sailing her across the bay to meet up with friends at a favourite […]
I’ve started my annual Christmas lights display. My new shed took a fair bit of time to get set up for lights but it turned out quite nicely. I’ll now work away for most of this week before I complete the “glow!” I couldn’t believe that earlier this week, while […]
