TOOKENAY-WAYASH-Born to Ethan Tookenay and Ashley Wayash, of Stanjikoming First Nation, Ontario, a boy, Peter Graham, weighing 6 lbs. 4.5 oz. on April 3, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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George Howard, 90, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 10 a.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances. Friends may visit prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, […]
Glen Bergner, 70, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
Barbara Gustafson, 78, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, April 18, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. A memorial mass will be held Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Fort Frances. A complete obituary will follow.
Jack Mutz, 83, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, April 18, 2014 in Thunder Bay, Ont. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
Junia Marie Miller (nee Jonassen) passed away peacefully in Hamilton, Ont. at the age of 83 on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. June was born to Henry and Helga Jonassen in Rainy River, Ont. on June 5, 1930. She is predeceased by her husband, Cliff; parents, Helga Milizia and Henry Jonassen; […]
We certainly still have more snow cover than last year at this time but I’m almost able to get my big ol’ research truck out of the shop! The snow was piled high and so icy that it made it nearly impossible to shovel. I think we’re a few days […]
By Melanie Mathieson The Gardening Guru Gardening season is just around the corner so I always use the last few days of winter for some garden planning. One of the best ways to plan is by using seed catalogues and seed company websites. Mail-order seed catalogues are a useful tool […]
American novelist James Paterson took the road less travelled when he began to write books in the mid-70’s. After reading “The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman,” Paterson decided to break all the rules about how he crafted the books he wrote. He embraced “full-throttle freedom,” learned to trust […]
A sight the other morning made me stop and reflect on what is really memorable and important in life. ’Tis the season of mud puddles and Ava and Colton, my neighbour’s kids, were busy stomping through the lake at the end of their driveway. I shouted over, asking them if […]
This past weekend, I was discussing the value of travel in young peoples’ education with parents from Kenora and Dryden. It is interesting to note that the current generation of young people are more informed, more mobile, and more adventurous than previous ones. When I was growing up, the big […]
Last week was a tough one in Ottawa as the Fair Elections Act battle heated up in committee, huge job cuts at the CBC were announced, and Canada lost one of its best parliamentarians. Key developments in the ongoing fair elections debate came at committee hearings in both the House […]
