Over the past few months, there’s been quite a bit of chatter through various forms of media that the spring bear hunting season is coming back in Ontario. Until this week, my perception was that a new spring season was coming back in 2016—until I caught wind of some heavy […]
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“Volunteerism is the rent you pay to live in a good community.” Santa Claus is coming to town on Saturday. There was some doubt this year but fortunately a volunteer has made the difference. Scott Krienke-Turvey stepped forward to pick up the pieces and ensure the community could greet Santa. […]
Rudolf K.F. Zeitlhofer Dear sir: The recent tragic passing of Joyce Cunningham has been duly noted. Joyce was the driving force in the community behind the new public library. Our community owes her a great debt of gratitude for her perseverance in overcoming so many obstacles. What has not received […]
John Basil Riordon, 74, of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away peacefully, with his family at his side, on Friday, Nov. 20, 2015. John was born July 20, 1941 in St. Boniface, Man. to Winnieford Greer and John Riordon. He leaves to mourn his son, John Riordon (Tammy), and daughter, Colleen […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Ruth Marie Bodnarchuk announces her passing, with family by her side, on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. Marie was born Aug. 25, 1932 in Stratton, Ont. to the late William and Ruth Bell. Marie’s life was devoted to her children. She raised […]
It is with sadness that the family of Theodorus Johannes Duivenvoorden announces his passing on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, at the age of 90, at the Grandview Lodge in Thunder Bay, Ont. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Apolonia (nee Bunnik); daughter, Yvonne; and granddaughter, Fleur. Proud father of […]
It is with sadness that the family of Theodorus Johannes Duivenvoorden announces his passing on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, at the age of 90, at the Grandview Lodge in Thunder Bay, Ont. Funeral mass will be held Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in […]
As I walked through my front door Friday afternoon, my wife asked me if I was aware of what was unfolding in Paris. Earlier in the day, I had stopped following the news feed and was not aware of the attacks in the “City of Lights.” Afterwards, we discovered eight […]
If you want your problems to feel small and insignificant, walk outside on a dark, moonless night and become a star-gazer. Find Casseopia in her stretched out ‘W’ and be reminded of her wicked tale—of a mother’s love gone wrong, a mother banned to the night’s sky for all eternity […]
We are very pleased that all the plowing has been completed at the Emo Agricultural Research Station (EARS)! I’ve also finished all the data for the cereal trials but haven’t started on the forages yet. I have two project reports that I’m working on currently, so my time is pretty […]
Across Northwestern Ontario, it remains unclear what’s going to happen to our moose population. The southern part of the region has seen a major reduction in moose numbers over the past couple of decades while populations in the north seem to be hanging in there. Because of this uncertainty about […]
“When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder’s in the shock/And you hear the kyouck and gobble of the struttin turkey-cock . . . O, it’s then’s the times a feller is a-feelin’ at his best.” As a girl in upstate New York, I experienced James Whitcomb Riley’s […]
