HEMPHILL – Born to Erin Donaldson and Vance Hemphill, of Devlin, Ontario, a boy, Reece David, weighing 8 lbs. 15 oz. on June 30, 2015 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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ANDY-PUREWAL – Born to Neyta Andy and Gurtejpal Purewal, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Amias Singh, weighing 8 lbs. 3 oz. on June 29, 2015 at La verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
It is with great sadness that the family of Polly Basaraba announce her passing on Sunday, July 12, 2015. Polly was born to Ann and Mike Filewich on Sept. 14, 1924 on the family farm in the Hillsburg Municipality, near Roblin, MB. Polly obtained her teaching degree and taught in […]
A time of fellowship will be held in celebration of Jozsef Danku’s life, affectionately known as “Joe The Barber,” on Saturday, July 18, 2015 from 11- 1 p.m. at the Northridge Funeral Home in Emo, Ont. The family would like to extend this invitation to all of Joe’s family, friends […]
I watched as two skiffs, full of adults and children, pulled into the docks Sunday afternoon at the marina and as a family was set to depart. The family preparing to leave meticulously strapped their children into life jackets. Life jackets also adorned the children arriving by boat. My wife […]
I have two orange cats. Brothers. “Casey” and “Finnegan.” I may have told you about them before; I can’t remember (I’ve turned 60 and I’ve given up trying to remember everything). I love Casey and Finnegan. Well, mostly I love Casey and Finnegan, but some days maybe not so much […]
There’s a downside to throwing all of myself for months into a passionate hobby like sailing. Nothing else around here gets done. The grass grew eight inches, and dust settled in thick layers on windowsills and end tables—reminding me of what an abandoned house must look like. The laundry was […]
The first-annual Kenora Walleye Open took place on Lake of the Woods this past weekend. Some 113 teams showed up for the tournament—the first open walleye tournament of its kind on the Canadian side of the lake. The field consisted of local anglers and those visiting from out of the […]
As much as I enjoyed my Canada Day off, it was like having two Mondays last week! The weather made for a perfect July 1st, though, and I spent the day cutting hay. I debated about heading out to the fireworks in Emo but chose to sit on the deck […]
This past week, new figures were released by Statistics Canada that show we are on the verge of a new recession in this country. The April GDP figures came in and they show the Canadian economy shrank for the fourth month in a row. The definition of a “recession” is […]
Everyone knows how important it is to stay positive. But knowing it and doing it are two different things. There are so many negatives in the world around us and difficulties in our own personal lives, especially as we get older. We easily could give up on trying to stay […]
On the bright side, upcoming upgrades at the recycling depot on Sixth Street West should alleviate the disgusting and unsightly mess that routinely accumulates there, particularly over the weekend. The downside, unfortunately, is that you can’t fix stupid. Signs clearly state what can and cannot be recycled yet people either […]
