Dear Santa: I am writing this letter on behalf of many important people who probably would like to believe in you but somehow feel it below their dignity to write. Our premier, Kathleen Wynne, has had a lot of grief since taking over leadership of the Liberal Party of Ontario. […]
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The big game hunting season in Northwestern Ontario wrapped up Monday (Dec. 15). As has been a tradition for a group of my friends and I for the past several years, we headed north to the Red Lake area to spend the last week of the season moose hunting. Typically, […]
As a child, I believed in Santa Claus. How could I not believe! Every Christmas, Santa gave me wonderful gifts–gifts any little girl would love. Dolls with real hair, baby dolls, a Flossy Flirt doll, a wicker doll carriage, and paper dolls (a three-foot Shirley Temple and the Dionne quintuplets […]
This week’s column will be my last one for 2014, so it seems only fitting to provide a recap of the some of the main stories and issues of the year. •Veterans’ office closure On Friday, Jan. 31, the Veterans’ Affairs office in Thunder Bay fell victim to the Harper […]
Downtown. Dec. 17, 2024. The windows are covered in plywood. Someone has sprayed the boards with black spray paint—pictures of ugly beings and foul language. That one with a caricature of a leering devil used to be the florist, with lovely plants gracing the sidewalk in front. Instead of a […]
Dear Mike: We need to correct a false notion about how we need to spell “Christ.” The word Christ (English) is originally Greek (“Christos”). The first two letters are ‘X’ (Chi) and ‘P’ (Rho). These have typified the connotation for “Christ” throughout time, with the ‘P’ superimposed over the ‘X’. […]
Dear sir: Recently, a letter to the editor was published that purported to be an open letter to Premier Kathleen Wynne. It was, in actual fact, an ill-informed diatribe which unfairly cast the premier as the villain in the author’s fantasy world. The thesis was that Kathleen Wynne only cares […]
It is with our deepest sorrow that the family of Judy Bruyere announces her peaceful passing on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. With a soft and gentle whisper, her Lord called her name and she was welcomed into the loving arms […]
It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Mildred Margaret (MacDonald) Lalond on Monday, 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 […]
Keith Bernard Neilson, 84, of Stratton, Ont., peacefully passed away at home, with family by his side, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014. Keith was a private man who loved his family. He was born Sept. 10, 1930 to Niels Maurice and Stella (Bowman) Neilson on the farm homesteaded by his […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lionel Eugene Robar on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. He was born and raised in Nova Scotia but relocated to Fort Frances, Ont., where he lived out the rest of his life. Left to mourn are his children, David (Dixie) […]
