The Canadian federal border protection service has several tips to help you prepare for a smoother trip. First they advise travelers to keep wait times in mind. Plan ahead and check the CBSA border wait times web page available via cbsa-asfc.gc.ca. “Travellers crossing the border by land are encouraged to […]
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There’s a TikTok trend that’s very popular in the culinary world. This trend is all about scrunching up thin phyllo pastry sheets into a baking dish, pouring a custard over top, and baking it off. It’s called a crinkle pie. The result? The top is beautifully crisp with the scrunched […]
Life Coach’s Corner
By Liz Adam
By Liz Adam
“If we don’t say yes authentically, we say it resentfully, and that leads to far more problems than if we’d said no in the first place.” Nat Lue Last month’s column was titled “Saying No in November.” I was definitely not planning on following it with anything about saying yes […]
During the holiday season the Municipal Office will be closed from December 25 to January 1. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday January 2, 2024. During the holiday season the landfill will be closed on Tuesday December 26, 2023. Sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Steve Latimer. He […]
A photo taken 75 years ago of two baseball players is now regarded as “a signature moment in the integration of baseball.” It might come as a surprise that Jackie Robinson was not in the picture. Two players, cheek to cheek. Two players, smiling and celebrating the joy of victory […]
By Robin McCormick
West End Correspondent
West End Correspondent
The 2023 CEL Firefighter and Family Appreciation Awards Dinner was held earlier this month. Fire Chief Tyrell Griffith shared with all in attendance that 3644.5 hours was the number of recorded combined hours that Chapple, Emo and LaVallee (CEL) Volunteer Firefighters put in during the 2023 year. Those hours included […]
Dear editor, A couple of weeks ago, I ran into Dick Gustafson, and we reminisced about Einar’s Store. My time at Einar’s Foods started in the fall of 1982. Dick, Gary, and Bobby took me in as stock boy, and delivery driver that fall. I recall Einar’s being very busy […]
Dear Editor, I recently wrote a letter to your newspaper criticizing the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) on their wasteful spending of public money, particularly on all expense paid trips to Finland by a few select people of the general public. I don’t usually get into duelling letters on matters […]
Dear editor, В цей різдвяний час чудес та див, мешканці Кенори та Форт Френсес область прагнуть підтримати Україну та стояти поруч з українцями вчас їхніх випробувань. Різдво це час для благодійності та добрих справ, це час коли дива та мрії стають реальністю. Тому кошти, які ви можете пожертвувати підуть на […]
Being in the wilderness, in a quiet place and out of cell service has a great way of making a person feel good. For me, it’s stress-relieving and it’s the aspect of hunting that I enjoy the most. I love being out there and as all of our lives become […]
Here we are, the week before Christmas. The common question, “are you ready for the big day?” I am not ready and there is a good chance I won’t be. I am rushing around this morning trying to do last minute things on the farm before I pack up and […]
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Charon on December 17, 2023, at La Verendye Hospital, with her family by her side, at the age of 79. Charon was born March 11, 1944, in Ottawa, Ontario, and was adopted by Edward and Cecelia Larocque, where she was […]
