ESSELINK–Born to Ashley and Adam, of Devlin, Ontario, a girl, Olivia Grace, weighing 8 lbs. 11 oz. on March 20, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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Growing up in Kenora, one place that I always got really excited to visit when I was a kid was the Lake of the Woods Museum, located at the south end of Main Street. When I was in school, I always liked history class, especially Canadian history and how people […]
The resignations of two prominent Conservative politicians last week—Alberta Premier Alison Redford and federal Finance minister Jim Flaherty—were long overdue as the two have left a slew of economic problems for Canadians in their wake. How Alison Redford and her government stayed in power for so long is really a […]
A 100-year-old does yoga daily. An 85-year-old runs two miles a day. A 70-year-old writes weekly news notes for her local paper. A 93-year-old climbs Mount Fuji. An 85-year-old plays the piano at area nursing homes. A 65-year-old starts a new business. These are the new elderly. Forget the stereotypes […]
I’m starting to wonder if I will ever stop writing about this crazy long winter! We had more than a foot of snow here Friday and then it was minus-33 C when I left the house Sunday morning. Wow—and it’s the end of March! Of course, I was lucky to […]
We must be gearing up for a provincial election. Even with the chills of winter still storming around us, Premier Kathleen Wynne appears to have rallied her troops this past weekend to be ready to pound on doors and wear out shoe leather on the sidewalks. She pummelled the Harper […]
Clearly the long tooth of winter needs to go the dentist and have a root canal. I will gladly pay the bill. I hate to admit it but I’ve imagined slipping the dentist an extra $50 bucks to forgo Novocaine when removing said long tooth—just to emphasize how much of […]
A 100-year-old does yoga daily. An 85-year-old runs two miles a day. A 70-year-old writes weekly news notes for her local paper. A 93-year-old climbs Mount Fuji. An 85-year-old plays the piano at area nursing homes. A 65-year-old starts a new business. These are the new elderly. Forget the stereotypes […]
Dear editor: Whatever your beliefs are about the spring bear hunt pilot project, don’t expect to see any of the results promised by the government. Denying the facts about this issue doesn’t mean they don’t exist. Residents’ concerns about public safety and nuisance bear activity will not be addressed by […]
Dear editor: Over the past two months, I (Shaun) have had the opportunity to work with Mr. John Pierce on a project to highlight my dad, Dave “Zeke” Egan, and his life’s hockey accomplishments. We, as a family, cannot thank Mr. Pierce enough for the countless e-mails, edits, office visits, […]
