This week, my column comes from a hotel room in La Plata, Md. overlooking the Potomac River, site of the final FLW Tour event of the season. It’s been a long run for the past few weeks since I left home in early June for Lake Chickamauga. Since there only […]
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June is one of my favourite months. Come to think about it, June is my favourite month! Garden lettuce, plump fresh strawberries, sparkling fireflies, bright orange lilies, green grass without watering. Usually not too hot or too cold. June is so lush—especially this year! A little too lush, granted, in […]
It’s been so long since I’ve written a column, I had to go back and find the last one to make sure I didn’t repeat myself. OK, my memory isn’t that bad (yet). But while I spend this week on holidays, I figured it was a good time to put […]
Two interesting things happened in Toronto earlier this month: NDP leader Tom Mulcair gave a lunchtime speech to the Economic Club of Canada—and the CEOs and business leaders in attendance gave him a standing ovation when he finished. Since I feel the most important issue facing all Canadians is the […]
Barring an entry by a candidate from a more obscure party, the field has been set. Now it’s in the hands of Thunder Bay-Rainy River voters. Thunder Bay lawyer Don Rusnak captured the Liberal nod following nomination meetings here and in Atikokan on Sunday, and then the final one Monday […]
Dear editor: To the board and management of Riverside Health Care, I am writing this on behalf of myself and the staff at Rainycrest Long-Term Care. In my 20 years of working here, I have not come across a better administrator than Mr. Darryl Galusha—and I am sure that everyone […]
The family of Albert (Abs) Joseph George regretfully informs of his unexpected death. He left us exactly as he would have wanted–at the beloved family cabin, after a long day of work on his rock wall; no long good-byes. Abs will be fondly remembered for his larger-than-life personality that has […]
It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Mildred Margaret (MacDonald) Lalond on Dec. 8, 2014 at her home at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Mildred is survived by her daughter-in-law, Joyce Lalond; grandchildren, Larry Lalond, Mark Lalond, Linda (Mike) Zeyha, and Michelle (Brett) […]
Bill Cullen, of Kamloops, B.C., passed away Monday, June 8, 2015 at age 76. He is survived by his loving and supportive wife, Gerry; children, Sherri (Ray) Weremczuk and Tamara (Mark) Davies; and granddaughter, Seren Davies. He also is survived by his siblings, Betty (Larry), Norman (Linda), and Allan (Joan); […]
The family wishes to sadly announce that Rudolph Morrisseau Jr., 36, of Couchiching First Nation, Ont., passed away Sunday, June 21, 2015. He was born June 15, 1979 in Fort Frances, Ont. and lived at Couchiching First Nation most of his life. Rudolph enjoyed playing guitar, cooking, and hanging out […]
Therese Prochaska, known to all as Terry, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2015 at her home in Grand Forks, N.D. at age 89. Terry was born June 29, 1925 in Baudette, Mn. to John William Grant Coutts and Margaret Ellen Coutts (Williams). She was the youngest of five Coutts’ girls […]
