I write this week’s column with great sadness. Our country has suffered a tragedy and a great loss. Let us remember two heroes this week for their selfless sacrifice in the name of our country, our people, and our values. As I’m sure you are aware, there was an attack […]
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Across Northwestern Ontario, it’s well-known amongst area anglers that there are stocked trout lakes available to anyone interested in catching these pretty fish. Brook trout, rainbow trout, and splake (a cross between brook and lake trout) are not native to our region, but these stocked populations give anglers a chance […]
When my dad found a smashed tomato in the bottom of his fishing boat, I knew my latest war with the red squirrel would go public. I was helping Dad winterize the boat and everything was just fine until he held up that oozing remnant of tomato and said, “How […]
“Indian summer”: a period of unusually dry, warm weather occurring in late autumn in the northern hemisphere. Growing up in northern New York state, I don’t remember anyone talking about Indian summer. Maybe I was just unaware. Later, as a young pastor’s wife, I lived across the continent in Edmonton, […]
Dear Mike: And the winners are . . . the taxpayers of Fort Frances! We have just participated in one of the most stimulating municipal elections that I recall in my 40 years as a resident of this town. I personally thank those public-minded citizens who put their names on […]
Dear Mike: In Emo this year, we have been privy to being serviced by a community-friendly contractor. Makkinga Contracting, who have been replacing water lines in our community, have gone out of their way to reduce inconveniences to homeowners. I can’t ever remember a contracting company washing down the streets […]
Dear editor: As I commute daily to work this Hallowe’en season, I pass a house with a plastic skeleton swaying in the breeze. A few houses down, I pass a house with a mock graveyard. Another house nearby has ghoulish bodies handing out on the porch. These hideous Hallowe’en decor […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Ruth Ramona Gresko (nee Dickson) announces her passing on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 at her home in Rainycrest Long Term-Care in Fort Frances, Ont. She was 84, and had her family by her side when she passed away. Ruth was born […]
Garry Pederson passed away peacefully on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014 at his residence in Windsor, Ont. Garry was born Sept. 1, 1949 in Emo, Ont. He worked at kraft mills in Fort Frances, Ont. and Thunder Bay, Ont. Later in his career, he was at Amherstberg, Ont. in the chemical […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Ian Johnstone announces his passing on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Ian was born on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 1955 in Nuneaton, Warwick County, England. He immigrated to Canada with his parents, arriving in Fort […]
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Brandon Ronmark announces his sudden passing on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014 in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born Aug. 19, 1992 in Fort Frances to Brian and Sandra Gamie. He lived in Fort Frances all of his life. As a young […]
