Life is full of embarrassing experiences and if we didn’t have any such eye-rolling or wincing-worthy moments, I think we might be playing it far too safe. I’ve had my share of such but last week’s incident may have been the funniest, or what certainly ranks in the top 10 […]
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An 11-week election campaign? A bad dream, right? Alas, no. Sure, by making the campaign official, rules (enforceable ones) are now in place that govern everything from party spending to third-party advertising. But just what has Prime Minister Stephen Harper really set in motion by unleashing the longest election campaign […]
The federal election campaign for the Oct. 19 vote officially is underway. Polls show the three major parties are in a neck-and-neck race, with 60 percent of eligible voter undecided and wavering between all three. The electorate is volatile. Historic “safe” seats for the political parties may be up for […]
The open house here at the Emo Agricultural Research Station has now come and gone. We spend all summer preparing for the one night to show off our plots but this year we had to do a short and sweet tour because Mother Nature wasn’t co-operating last Wednesday! I always […]
My in-box gets pretty cluttered with junk, but here is a real bit of gold I may try to live by . . . if the “Pearl” will let me. At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down. Finally, the guys’ side of the story. . […]
It is with heaviness in their hearts that the family of Beverley Ellen Storkson announces her passing on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River, Ont. After a courageous three-year fight with cancer, Bev passed peacefully with her sons, her sisters, and her loved […]
Marlene Margaret Gagne (nee McMillan), 66, of Atikokan Ont., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 with her family by her side. Marlene was born Nov. 26 1948 in Emo, Ont. A long-time resident of Atikokan, she was united in marriage to Daniel Gagne on Sept. 30, 1967. They […]
Josephine MacKenzie, 90, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015 in Thunder Bay, Ont. Friends are invited to visit with her family on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015 from 1-3 p.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances. A complete obituary will follow.
Nick Eluik, 74, passed away suddenly on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont. with his family by his side. Nick was born Jan. 10, 1941 in Stuartburn, Man. to Steve and Annie Eluik. When he was very young, the family […]
