It is with great sadness that the family of Herman Alfred Anderson announces his passing on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014 at the age of 79. Herman is survived by his wife, Jeanette; sons, Michael and wife, Kim, of Fort Frances, Ont. and Bradford and wife, Sharoon, of Red Deer, Alta.; […]

It is with heartfelt sadness that the family of Ken (Chick) Faragher Sr. announces his passing, with his family by his side, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont. Chick was born July 9, 1945 and raised in Fort Frances, […]

David Edward Frenette passed away, at the age of 20, on Aug. 30, 2014 after a beautiful dive off the Humber River Bridge overlooking Humber Bay and the Toronto skyline. David lived a full and energetic life. He was born Dec. 28, 1993 at McKellar Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. […]

COPENACE -Born to Tashena Copenace, of Morson, Ontario, a boy, Kinew Moon Skye, weighing 9 lbs. 7 oz. on August 25, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

ESSELINK -Born to Jake and Jenna, nee Heerema, of Emo, Ontario, a boy, Theodore Ayolt, weighing 7 lbs. 7 oz. on August 1, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

Linda Darlene Beck, “Bakakoons” from Adik–Caribou Clan, 65, of International Falls, Mn., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014 at the Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, Mn. Linda was born Sept. 10, 1948 in Emo, Ont. She grew up at Manitou Rapids First Nation. The former Linda Hunter was […]

Herman Alfred Anderson, 79, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.

It is with heartfelt sadness that the family of Ken (Chick) Faragher Sr. announces his passing, with his family by his side, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont. Chick was born July 9, 1945 and raised in Fort Frances, […]

Kenneth (Chick) Lloyd Faragher, 69, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014 in Thunder Bay, Ont. A come-and-go celebration of his life will be held Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014 from 2-4 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium in Fort Frances. A complete obituary will follow.

Some major developments over the past week—some horrible, others good—have given new momentum to the idea of a national inquiry for missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada. If you’ve seen the evening news over the past week or two, then you know the grim story of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine, […]

Remember chasing the Monarch butterfly with its large orange and black wings when you were a kid? Armed with butterfly nets and jars, we tried to capture our very own specimen from the then-readily available supply. Then we carted it off to school for “show and tell,” and felt quite […]

Wow, September is here! Thanks to everyone who sent me a text and e-mailed me about the arrival of “Ms. September!” I hope many people are “Googling” today just to find out where Emo is! Unfortunately, I have so much work ahead of me that changing the calendar seems a […]