Tom Haney Jr., 52, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. He will be lovingly remembered by his parents, Tom Sr. and Brenda Haney; sister, Karena; aunt, Barbara Coran; his loving partner, Linda Gibbins; and many aunts, uncles, […]

YERXA -Born to Randolph and Erin, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Trent James Randolph, weighing 5 lbs. 15 oz. on October 25, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

CAUL -Born to Teresa Caul and Carlos Amaya, of Stratton, Ontario, a boy, Liam Carlos Frederick, weighing 7 lbs. 1 oz. on October 23, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

ANDY -Born to Samantha Andy and Dennis Copenace, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Karter Brinton, weighing 7 lbs. 10 oz. on October 20, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

WILLIAMS -Born to Owen and Melanie, nee Bodnar, of Emo, Ontario, a boy, Carter Paul, weighing 7 lbs. 13 oz. on October 19, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

COCHRANE -Born to Melanie Mosher and Brian Cochrane Jr., of Manitou Rapids First Nation, Ontario, a boy, Kingston Drew, weighing 7 lbs. 7 oz. on October 19, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

ABLEMAN-Born to Katie Leininger and Josh Ableman, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Beau Riley, weighing 7 lbs. 2 oz. on October 19, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

With her family beside her, Connie Haugo passed away Friday, October 31, 2014 at LaVerendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. A private family graveside service will be held at a later date. A complete obituary will follow.

Sadly, the family announces the sudden passing of Tyson Caul, 26, on Oct. 27, 2014 in Grande Prairie, Alta. Family and friends will be received on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014 from 7-9 p.m. at the Off Lake Covenant Church in Finland, Ont. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Nov. 6, […]

I’ve just made a gigantic pot of “Harvest Soup,” filled with garden goodness of homegrown vegetables like butternut squash (of which we have enough to solve world hunger), onions, carrots, leeks, and garlic. The chicken stock was brewed on my own stove from the carcasses of happy, organically-fed chickens—chickens who […]

Our final cattle sale of 2014 is now behind us. We sold 1,177 head on Saturday at the Stratton sales barn for a total of $1,613,231.21. Again we saw some great prices and cattle. And we certainly couldn’t have asked for better weather! Thanks to everyone for the support we […]

How much freedom should we relinquish following the two attacks on soldiers in Montreal and Ottawa last week. The House of Commons always has been known as the place where the people could be heard and the people of Canada could watch their elected officials participate in shaping the country. […]