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My father really enjoyed working with tools and building things. He built things to last. My first recollection of his handiwork was the construction of beds for myself and my brother when I was six and he was four. Later, those separate single beds were transformed into bunk beds. They […]

In recent weeks, my constituency office has received a large number of inquiries concerning the Canada Revenue Agency’s Disability Tax Credit Certificate. The question about eligibility may be a confusing one. If you receive Canada Pension Plan disability benefits, workers’ compensation benefits, or other types of disability or insurance benefits, […]

The NHL regular-season starts this Saturday and in lieu of biased/subjective predictions on how the season will play out, let’s instead take a look at some of the must-see televised match-ups to come: •Sept. 29, Ducks vs. Kings This one is the season-opener, but there’s plenty of other reasons to […]

The ninth-annual Rainy River Walleye Tournament held Friday and Saturday saw Bill Godin and Ralph Galusha of Devlin take first place and the $15,000 grand prize. The team was seventh after Day 1 of the tournament, but another good haul on Day 2 vaulted them into top spot. The pair […]

Here in Northern Ontario, we don’t have many species of gulls. Actually, in all of Canada, there only are about 20 or so species altogether. Here in the north, we really have only two which nest here a lot, along with a couple of others which visit us for a […]

As the growing season comes to an end, there still are many gardening tasks to carry out before the snow flies. Due to the near drought conditions we have faced, our lawns have taken a beating this past season. But a little fall preparation will get them up to snuff […]