Wow! Last day of August—where did our summer go? My students were finished at EARS on Friday and I find that such a sad time. I spend more time with my students that anyone else and I as much as I am happy for them to return to school and […]
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We have grown older. Our children have married beautiful women who do not appreciate the rustic cabin life, and now we are creating an indoor washroom at the cottage. It probably has been long-imagined and began when my father purchased a Sun-Mar composting toilet in the early 1990s which he […]
From the Stewardship Youth Rangers
Our eighth and final week as Stewardship Youth Rangers in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry summer program was a whirlwind of activity! We spent another day with Brian Love of the Rainy River District Trappers Association in Mine Centre building 18 pine marten nesting boxes. We learned more […]
Have you tuned in to a relatively new program on CBC Radio One hosted by Lisa Charleyboy? It is called New Fire and it is an excellent program that is intended to bring you “to the surprising heart of the conversations important to Aboriginal youth.” Catch it on Tuesday morning […]
Canada was in a technical recession for the first six months of this year. However, in the month of June, the economy grew, beginning to pull the Canadian economy out of recession. It was the government, under the Conservatives, which passed legislation that said two consecutive quarters of negative growth […]
Brenda McPhersonLana Smith Dear Mr. Editor, Please allow the opportunity to acknowledge Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day across the Rainy River District and surrounding area. International FASD Awareness Day is observed annually on the ninth day of the ninth month to remember that during the nine months of […]
Harvey Joseph Arthur Parent, 65, of Fort Frances, Ont. passed away at his residence on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015. Harvey was born on Saturday, Nov. 19, 1949 in Fort Frances, Ont. He was well-established in the painting and decorating business. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and he loved his cats. Left […]
Dennis Bouchard, 69, of Mine Centre, ON passed away on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Cremation has taken place and a private family service will be held. A complete obituary will follow.
Mae Josephine (Kady) Berglund of Kenora passed away at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital on Aug. 26, 2015 with her son, Ernie, daughter-in-law, Jeannine, and granddaughter at her side. She was born in Fort Frances on Aug. 12, 1924 and was raised there. She came to Kenora with […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved brother-in-law and uncle, Colonel Gordon L. Edgett (Ret.) of Tucson, Arizona. He died suddenly on Aug. 22, 2015. Gordon was born in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1920. His parents were Austin and Jennie (Cunningham) Edgett. He was raised […]
Henry Arnold Niskala, a life-long resident of Emo, ON, and recently, Rainycrest Long Term Care of Fort Frances, ON, passed away peacefully on Aug. 28, 2015. Henry was born on the farm on Feb. 10, 1928 to John and Anna Niskala. After the passing of his father, Henry, at the […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Bernhardt (Ben) Blattner announces his passing on Aug. 25, 2015 at the Golden Prairie Nursing Home, Indian Head, SK at the age of 78 years. Ben is survived by his wife, Helen; sons, Ron (Shannon, Laura), Lavern (Leona, Derek, Chelsey), and […]
