“Holly Daze” is happening on Dec. 5-6 this Christmas season. This two-day event in Emo is a kick-off to the holiday season. There will be a parade Friday evening. Floats assemble at 5:30 p.m. at the Rec Centre; the parade starts at 6 p.m. and finishes at Donald Young School. […]
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Last week turned into quite a busy week and already this one isn’t looking much better! I still haven’t been able to figure how we have arrived at the middle of November! I was thinking that I would only have good things to report this week but I woke up […]
I was thinking this morning, while Gracie and I walked and enjoyed the crisp morning air and the sunshine, while I tried not to shiver, tried to ignore the feeling that winter is barking at my heels. I was thinking about the planet and our reluctance to care for her, […]
Around the Kenora area, any talk of moose these days is from those who were avid hunters prior to the 2000s. Once home to a healthy moose population, Wildlife Management Units 6 and 7B in the Kenora area are now just barely hanging on with a few animals left. Hunters […]
Dear editor: We all remember that tragic day in 1989 when Marc Lepine declared war on feminists by murdering 14 women and injuring 10 others while he claimed to be “fighting feminism” at Ecole Polytechnique” in Montreal. The tragedy later became known as the “Montreal Massacre.” The Government of Canada […]
Ellen Nettie Bruce passed away on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014 at the Atikokan General Hospital in Atikokan. On Jan. 18, 1926 she born and raised in Fort Frances to Dora (nee Maxsymiuk) and Mike Solaryk. In her early working years, Ellen was a secretary employed at the Fort Frances Hospital. […]
We are very saddened to announce on Nov. 12, 2014 the passing of our dear brother, uncle, and friend, Melvin Spoon of Fort Frances. Melvin was born in Atikokan, ON on Oct. 7, 1950. He is predeceased by his father, William; mother, Selina; and brother, Joe. Melvin is survived by […]
Duncan Alexander Anderson passed away Nov. 1, 2014 in Red Deer, AB with family near his side. Duncan was born June 3, 1943 in Port Arthur, ON. to parents Lawrence and Anna Christina. Even as a young boy growing up, Duncan’s love of reading started early with the Hardy Boys […]
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of our mother Grace May Anderson (nee Heaney) in Winnipeg on Nov. 10, 2014, shortly before her 87th birthday. She was predeceased by her husband of 56 years, Norman Anderson, who left us in 2006, her granddaughter, Caihla, her mother and […]
Pat was born in Fort Frances, Ontario on July 26, 1948 to Tom and Jean Crowe and passed away in Fort Frances at the LaVerendrye Hospital on Monday November 17, 2014 surrounded by her family. She is survived by her children Monique, Troy (Kari), and Jolene (Eden); her grandchildren, Timothy […]
On Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 at the Winnipeg Health Science Centre, Phyllis Tom, 61, of Winnipeg, MB, peacefully passed away. Phyllis was born on March 29, 1953 in Emo, ON, to Percy and Frances Tom. Phyllis’ favourite pastime was playing Bingo. She enjoyed walking and visiting with friends in the […]
Marlene Mae Wood (nee Jewett) of Atikokan, ON, passed away peacefully at the Atikokan General Hospital on Nov. 12, 2014. Marlene was born June 29, 1938 in Rainy River, ON. She was the eldest of nine children. Marlene is survived by her four children, son, Rolie (Heather) Wood of Merritt, […]
