DID YOU KNOW? Even if you’ve travelled to a popular destination before, there are health and safety related practices you need to consider before embarking on your trip. TRAVEL ADVICE & ADVISORIES Ensure to check for any updated travel advice and advisories, as well as any travel health notices for […]
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“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary …” If you don’t recognize those words, they form the opening line of Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven”, first published on this date in 1845, 180 years ago. Poe penned this work not many years before his death […]
Gardening offers a holistic approach to wellness that is deeply rooted in nature. Whether you’re an experienced gardener or a beginner, the benefits of spending time in the garden are undeniable, such as enhancing physical health to fostering emotional well-being. When the demands of daily life can often leave us […]
FEATURED POST The Monthly Supper by The Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary to Branch #29 will be held Friday, January 31. On the menu is a pork cutlet dinner, with all the trimmings. Tickets are $25 or $12 for those under 12. Only 125 meals are available, and must be […]
FEATURED POST The Soup for the Soul annual soup sale will be held Saturday, January 25, from 9-11 a.m. at the Knox United Church, 340 Church Street. Soup for pick-up is frozen. Delivery available within Fort Frances. Choose from: wild rice; hamburger; lentil; or sweet potato curry. A large (32 […]
Over the years I have been invited up to massive Lake Winnipeg to go walleye fishing several times and looking back now, I probably should have jumped on the bandwagon a little sooner. My problem is that I live minutes from Lake of the Woods and when I want to […]
By now you have your seedlings started and they are growing successfully. With a few more tips, you will get the best from these seedlings so when you plant them outdoors you will have strong plants that will get a jump on the gardening season. Now that the seedlings are […]
I think we will all agree that it is COLD! When I was heading to bed last night, I was nervous thinking about what the morning would bring. I was up in the night and though I shouldn’t have, I peaked at the outside temperature. It was -40 and it […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Wilfred Arthur Belluz announces his passing on January 13, 2025, at the Health Science Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, at the age of 72. Wilf was born on August 7, 1952, in Fort Frances, Ont., to Eden (Red) and Melba where he […]
February 9, 1943 – January 17, 2025 Surrounded by loved ones, Sylvia Fay Brandrick peacefully slipped away from this life and onto the next on Friday, January 17, 2025, at the Atikokan General Hospital at the age of 81. Sylvia was the youngest of eight children born to Fred and […]
On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fay Edwards passed peacefully from her failing body into the waiting arms of her Saviour. Fay was born on October 17, 1945, in Winnipeg, Man., to Doug and Marie Rowley and raised in Nipigon, Ont., meeting her husband Marvin Owen […]
DID YOU KNOW? Canada faces unique challenges when it comes to developing and delivering injury prevention programs due to geographic disparities; our vast and diverse geography presents significant challenges in delivering injury prevention programs to all areas of our country. CANADA’S GROWING SENIOR POPULATION The rapid growth expected among Canada’s […]
