By Melanie Mathieson The Gardening Guru Gardening season is just around the corner so I always use the last few days of winter for some garden planning. One of the best ways to plan is by using seed catalogues and seed company websites. Mail-order seed catalogues are a useful tool […]
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American novelist James Paterson took the road less travelled when he began to write books in the mid-70’s. After reading “The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman,” Paterson decided to break all the rules about how he crafted the books he wrote. He embraced “full-throttle freedom,” learned to trust […]
A sight the other morning made me stop and reflect on what is really memorable and important in life. ’Tis the season of mud puddles and Ava and Colton, my neighbour’s kids, were busy stomping through the lake at the end of their driveway. I shouted over, asking them if […]
This past weekend, I was discussing the value of travel in young peoples’ education with parents from Kenora and Dryden. It is interesting to note that the current generation of young people are more informed, more mobile, and more adventurous than previous ones. When I was growing up, the big […]
Last week was a tough one in Ottawa as the Fair Elections Act battle heated up in committee, huge job cuts at the CBC were announced, and Canada lost one of its best parliamentarians. Key developments in the ongoing fair elections debate came at committee hearings in both the House […]
The fourth FLW Tour event of the six-event season took place this past weekend at Beaver Lake in Rogers, Ark. After a tough start to the season for me, with triple-digit finishes at the first two events, I was looking to start some sort of streak of finishing in the […]
We are saddened to announce the peaceful passing of Mrs. Doreen Nixon (nee Hodge), of Armstrong B.C., on Monday, April 7, 2014 at the Vernon Jubilee Hospital. Mrs. Nixon was born Nov. 25, 1927 in Emo, Ont. She is predeceased by her father and mother, Hughbert and Louise Hodge of […]
In loving memory of Merle Josephine Lind (nee Godin), who passed away Monday, April 7, 2014 at Health Sciences North at the age of 93. Beloved wife of Eugene Lind, who predeceased her in 1972; loving mother of Barry Lind (Sandra) and Marilyn Dale (Gary); and cherished grandmother of Garett […]
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our mother, Bernice Winnifred Sophia Jerry (nee Scott), who passed away peacefully in her sleep at Dawson Court Home for the Aged on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at the age of 75. Bernice was born Feb. 19 1939 in Dobie […]
The family of Janell Ashley Morrisseau, of Couchiching First Nation, would like to announce her unexpected passing in Regina, SK on Sunday, April 6, 2014. Janell was born on December 10, 1982 in Fort Frances. She attended Fort Frances High School, graduating from Seven Generations Secondary School. She was undecided […]
It’s apt that the new brand logo for “Fort Frances Boundless” can be interpreted as a phoenix, as it indicates the community’s energy to rise again from the ashes and flourish—after all, it’s something the community has done since the first trading fort was established at the mouth of Rainy […]
