Len McCormick, who is retired from his work with Bell Canada, is seeking re-election for the position of councillor in La Vallee. He lives with his wife, Mabel, and has three sons, Ken, Andy, and Ed. McCormick has been a councillor in the municipality for the past term. He has […]
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Freeda Carmody, a retired elementary school teacher, is looking to be re-elected as a councillor in La Vallee. She lives with her husband, Jim, and has two daughters, Cindy (Gary) Cain and Penney (Kirk) Bradley, as well as three grandchildren. Carmody has lived in La Vallee all of her life. […]
Brian Trimble is vying for a position as councillor in the Township of La Vallee. He is a businessman with a wife, Barbara, four sons, Denny, Darien, Chip, and Ben, and six grandchildren (with another on the way). Trimble has both life and business experience. He is a former director […]
Dale Stamarski is running for councillor in the Township of La Vallee. He has been a heavy equipment operator for 33 years and currently works for Abitibi-Consolidated. He has a wife, Sheri, five children, and one grandchild. Stamarski has gained experience from his pervious four terms spent on the municipality’s […]
Once again, that honourable time of the year is upon us when we take a few moments to pay our respects to the many Canadians who have lost their lives while serving in war. Saturday, Nov. 11 will see many services honouring war veterans held in rural communities across the […]
Lucille MacDonald, a paramedic with Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., is running for a position as councillor for La Vallee. She lives with her husband, Mel, and sons, Brodie and Neil. Her oldest son, Russ, with his wife, Ashley, and son, Nolan, live in Woodyatt. Her very large extended family […]
“reNeW” Northwest is a new magazine-style publication available to women in Northwestern Ontario from Manitouwadge to the Manitoba border. It will educate women about breast health and other women’s health issues. The content is 100 percent northern, from the articles to the models. Authors from across the region have contributed […]
Can cattle survive on poor-quality forage? How bad is too bad? What problems does feeding low-quality forage present? When feed is in short supply and that old field of mature grass is baled up, sometimes these questions arise. The following are some considerations from Barry Potter, a livestock specialist with […]
You can find the perfect pumpkin this Saturday (Oct. 28) at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market. There will be pumpkins just for Jack O’Lanterns, impeccable for pies, or tiny for trimming the table. Pumpkins in all shapes and sizes will be at the market. Best of all, you will find […]
After a week of waiting for the rest of the Winnipeg High School Football League to complete their regular-season schedule, the Muskies now have some answers to the puzzle that is the playoffs. Firstly, and most importantly, they have an opponent—the Tec Voc Hornets. Astute Muskie fans immediately will wonder […]
It was another tough day for the Muskie boys’ volleyball program as both the junior and senior teams fell to the visiting Kenora Broncos yesterday afternoon. With the losses, both squads remained winless in six league matches. The junior boys got off to a strong start, taking the opening set […]
The best lessons often are those learned through hardship. The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team certainly learned several important ones over the weekend at the Fort Frances High School/Taggs Source for Sports senior girls’ invitational tournament. The black-and-gold finished with a 2-1 record en route to earning third-place honours. But […]
