The garden seeds are in the stores. So, too, are the starter kits for flowers, tomatoes, and other plants that will be transplanted later this year. The days are growing longer and there still is light after six p.m. In the mornings, I almost can see daylight now as I […]
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I spent the Family Day holiday expanding my family as calves are coming. Alas, winter still is very much here with this blowing snow that we really do not need. I know we shouldn’t complain. It has warmed up—but it doesn’t need to snow every time it does. I think […]
This past week was a very busy one in Ottawa, during which the Harper government presented another 400-plus page monster budget bill that does nothing to create jobs or make life affordable in Northwestern Ontario and that saw me take the issue of propane price gouging to the floor of […]
I’ve been flag-watching since the Sochi Olympics opened and though it is impossible to contain my bias, I love the clean, simple freshness of our Canadian flag and its uniqueness. The Maple Leaf conjures up any number of concepts for me: our vast natural wilderness, what I think of as […]
That new gigantic purse your spouse has just acquired looks like a real fashion statement. But is it really? The added capacity could be for anything from bringing along a supply of Depends for hubby to harvesting snacks at the buffet for tomorrow’s dinner or for the dog (or, in […]
After spending a few weeks in south Florida, it was back to reality (and winter) for me this past week. Other than the foot of snow that had piled up in my driveway, it was nice to be home. Although this winter has been long, with no end in sight, […]
Dear editor: Some Northern Ontario communities are on the brink of experiencing a spring bear hunt for the first time in 15 years. The Ontario government finally has listened to the concerns of northerners and proposed a pilot project that will bring back the spring bear hunt to a limited […]
It is with tremendous heartbreak that the family of Shania Bob announces her passing on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014 in Thunder Bay, Ont. Shania liked to be active. She enjoyed dancing, swimming, and going for long walks, and was a very good pow-wow dancer as a little girl. She also […]
Daniel (Dan) Alexander Miechkota passed away suddenly on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Dan was born in Quibell, Ont. on Dec. 18, 1938. He is survived by his loving wife, Velma, of 53 years; son, Robert (Jacqueline); daughter, Michele (Al); grandson, Michael; and granddaughter, Jill. He […]
Millie Whitefield, 84, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances. She was born June 9, 1929 in Bergland, Ont. to Arvid and Julia Edberg. She was married to Reginald Whitefield on Aug. 22, 1947 and together they raised three children. […]
Elmera Edna Ewen (Wood) passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 at the age of 83 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont. Edna was born in 1930 in Blue Township (Sleeman), Ont. to Joe and Katie (Marchuk) Wood. The eldest of nine children, […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Sherlie Jona Klaas announces her passing on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Sherlie was born Oct. 8, 1943 in Esterhazy, Sask. to Gisli and Gertrude Anderson. She married Bob Klaas on Oct. 5, 1990. […]
