Spring is a great time of year; it may very well be the most expressive season. It’s certainly the most hopeful despite spring’s tardiness, besides its awakening of biting insects and crawling vermin that may very well desecrate the trees and their leaves. But for now, in this moment, Mother […]
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For the first time this year, I finally was able to get some much-needed yard work accomplished this past weekend. Well, I nearly had to get the tractor to pull my lawn mower out in one spot and had to go around a few puddles after that. But the grass […]
On June 6, 1944, nearly 21,000 Canadians took part in the Normandy landings with the goal to free Europe from the grips of the Nazi regime. So it was fitting that the all-party Veterans’ Affairs committee in Ottawa, of which I am a member, last week agreed to the 14 […]
In my lifetime, I have done a few impossible things–at least two! Impossible: unable to be done; not possible. That’s one definition. But there’s another one. Impossible: very difficult! And I’ve accomplished some very difficult things. The first impossible thing involved my mother and happened in Edmonton, Alta. in 1966. […]
The recent high water levels have brought all kinds of interesting news. Competing in the Emu walleye tournament, Bryan Bonot reportedly showed a predilection for switching from angling to full-immersion water sports. No word if he plans to make the switch permanent or if he was just “testing the waters,” […]
Dear editor: In response to James Sutherland’s letter, headlined “Fiddling away,” which appeared in the June 4 issue of the Times. Mr. Sutherland, I absolutely share your concern with the sky-high hydro rates in the northwest. This legacy of the Harris and McGuinty governments hurts families, hurts small business, and […]
Thomas James Booth went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 8, 2014 peacefully from his home in Burriss, Ont. He was born July 10, 1938 in Emo, Ont. to the late John and Mary-Ellen Booth (nee Wilson) and had lived in the area all his life. He attended […]
Mary B. Smith, 78, of Naicatchewenin First Nation, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2014, surrounded by family, at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born Sept. 22, 1935 on Clearwater Lake to Mike and Florence Johnson. She lived in the Naicatchewenin First Nation all her life. […]
Sadly, the family announces the passing of Graham Randal Smith, 63, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Friday, March 7, 2014 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Randy was born Jan. 9, 1951 to William “Bill” and Jean (nee Matheson) Smith, and was the youngest child of four. He lived […]
Linda MacDonald passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2014 in Ottawa, Ont. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
Jim Roach was born in Norton, N.B. on April 13, 1949 and passed away in Brandon, Man. on Feb. 23, 2014. He started elementary school in Fredericton, N.B. and moved to Fort Frances, Ont. in 1956, where he completed both elementary and high school. From an early age, Jim was […]
