On Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014 at the Emo Health Centre, with her family by her side, Mom peacefully passed away to be with the Lord. Lil was born Aug. 23, 1920 in Hamilton, Ont. to George and Annie Yuill. She spent her entire life in Rainy River District. On Feb. […]
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Using taxpayers’ money for economic development is nothing new. The federal and provincial governments fund a myriad of grant programs and tax incentives. Here in Fort Frances, the town offers various incentives aimed at attracting businesses and spurring development—and even recruiting new physicians. District residents, meanwhile, help foot the bill […]
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. […]
Evelyn Goldamer passed away Monday, Feb. 17, 2014. Funeral arrangements are pending and a complete obituary to follow.
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. A celebration of Sherlie’s life will be held Friday, Feb. 21, 2014 at 11 a.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances, […]
After a long life filled with love and laughter, Don Clement passed away Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 in Fort Frances, Ont. with his family at his side. He was a cherished husband, dad, grandad, great-grandad, uncle, brother, father-in-law, friend, and mentor. Don was born Aug. 16, 1924 in North Branch, […]
There wasn’t a dry eye in our household when we watched the Dufour-Lapointe sisters receive their gold and silver medals as the Canadian flags rose above their heads. On Saturday, we watched how excited 19-year-old Justine was when she nudged out her sister, Chloe, to capture the gold. And when […]
“I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.” The late great Duke Ellington had the right idea. Sadly, I can pout with the best of them, but I cannot read, write, nor play a lick of music. When I pout, all my energy goes into […]
Last week, my time away from the riding was spent working on two very different issues: the proposed new undemocratic elections law that was hastily introduced by the Conservative government and the future development of the “Ring of Fire.” At the start of the week, the Conservative government of Stephen […]
I was a farm kid, content with my own company and the company of my siblings. But play often was solitary—building secret hideouts in the haymow, or finding the perfect tree for a fort and then lugging lumber to build something in the tree using more nails than I could […]
Here at “The Beach,” we are preparing for the invasion of the Spring Breakers. The first to arrive will be those hearty souls from Canada that get their “reading week” in mid-February. A mid-term break to allow the brain to expand and condition itself for the heavy load ahead on […]
The 2014 FLW Tour kicked off last weekend down at Lake Okeechobee in Florida. After spending the past few weeks in Florida, essentially preparing for this event, my results in the tournament ended up being quite disappointing. My three-day practice for this tournament went okay but not great. I did […]
