Nadine Carol Rickards (nee Wolden) passed away Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014 at the age of 67. Nadine was born July 25, 1946, the eldest daughter of Joyce and Ernest Wolden. She spent most of her life in Calgary, Alta. but spent time in other places intermittently, most notably a short […]
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It seems only fitting—as we anxiously wait to find out Saturday night whether Fort Frances remains in the running for the 2014 Kraft “Hockeyville” title—that both Muskie hockey teams capped stellar seasons by winning NorWOSSA gold over the weekend and advancing to their respective OFSAA championships. Qualifying for the all-Ontarios […]
MORRISSEAU–Born to Angela Brown and Jesse Morrisseau, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, London Joey Jules, weighing 7 lbs. 12 oz. on February 19, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
Sidney Bruyere passed away after a courageous battle with heart, diabetes, and kidney diseases on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014 at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Man. He was born Feb. 22, 1947 in Fort Frances, Ont. to George and Bella Bruyere. He was just minutes behind his twin, Sterling, and […]
Scott Catherall passed away Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. A complete obituary will follow.
The 50-year mark has just passed since the Beatles first appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. Undoubtedly, most of us are well aware of this fact and tuned in to “The Night That Changed America,” a CBS-hosted look back on the Beatles, who they were, and where they came from. […]
I spent the weekend reading through the decision of Mr. Justice J.S. Fregeau, who presided over the trial of Couchiching FN et al v. AG Canada et al. I didn’t attend any of the court hearings, which ran here from Feb. 19 through March 28 last year, and now I’m […]
Last week saw me host a pair of town-hall meetings on veterans’ affairs in Thunder Bay and Fort Frances at the same time the NDP began our push for public consultations on the so-called “Fair Elections Act.” I was happy to have been joined by Peter Stoffer for our town-hall […]
After a quick week at home, I was back on the road late last week and had an eventful weekend attending my first Bassmaster Classic tournament in Birmingham, Ala. The Bassmaster Classic is the biggest bass tournament in the world, hands down. It is the year-end championship of the Bassmaster […]
Last week’s winter storm certainly was not a welcome sight! What a mess—and then with all the drifting, I had stuff lost right in my yard. I also ended up getting the tractor stuck trying to make my way to feed the heifers (couldn’t see my trail and that was […]
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 […]
“It’s simply chemistry. No challenge,” explained one young wit in response to his mother’s inquiry as to why he never bothered to include anything from that genre in his gastronomic delights. “That may explain some of my failures,” concluded Diane during the discussion on delightful desserts. “I was banned from […]
