He was once a pro boxer who went home to work in a dry cleaning plant, with an 11-year-old son who played hockey. Dad painted his son’s sticks so that if somebody swiped one it would be easy to identify in the small town where they lived. “I painted one […]
Columnists
The 2022 Bassmaster Elite Series season kicks off next week at the St. John’s River in Florida. It’s the fourth year in a row that the St. John’s is hosting the kick-off event to the season. After finishing in July last year, it’s been a long off-season and I can […]
Stock markets around the world saw huge swings Monday, building on accumulating losses since the new year. Much of those losses can be attributed to the growing tensions from Ukraine. When the United States and Britain both began withdrawing their embassy staff from Kyiv over the weekend, tensions mounted. Canada […]
The 2021 Senior Of The Year was announced Monday, January 24. This year’s well deserved recipient is Gayle Hyatt. Gayle was completely shocked when she was honoured with this award. Due to Covid restrictions the presenting of the award was given outside the Emo Municipality office. Mayor Harold McQuaker was […]
It seems that we either have -35 or snow these days. Neither of which most of us enjoy. I have my hopes up that once we get through this cold snap it will be clear sailing to spring. The best part of the -35 days is the sunshine, provided there […]
I was thinking of time travel last night. My mind likes to explore all subjects while I am trying to fall asleep, some of them not pleasant. Time travel was a fun alternative. I talked to an old friend on the phone the other day. An hour flew by, and […]
In last week’s column I mentioned that back in the late 90’s I used to absorb any fishing information that I could from fishing magazines, which was where I learned about new tactics and techniques for catching fish. One of the tactics that really stands out to me that I […]
When Bobby Orr was at the peak of his career, I stumbled on a story that would’ve been a “scoop” except it wasn’t breaking news, just speculation. Orr’s bad knees were going to end his career sooner than planned — according to an orthopaedic surgeon who had seen it happen […]
Who would have thought that the Australian Tennis Open would have garnered so much attention around the world? None of the attention was focused on play.The other important question that tennis and sports enthusiasts wondered was “Is a number 1 world ranked player more important than the established rules of […]
From the archives… a true story The dog was old. Most of us have faced the dilemma, what to do with an old pet as it nears the end of its life. The owners were leaving on an extended vacation. The big old dog simply wasn’t up to the trip […]
I’m bracing for another Atlantic winter storm as I write this. Generator is charged and hopefully will start with a push rather than a pull, if needed. Storms give us permission to crawl into a comfy chair with a cozy blanket and a book, while we let Mother Nature do […]
Congratulations to Kathryn Pierroz and Mike Cuzzolino on the birth of their first child. Daniel was born November 29. Proud grandparents are Dr. Dan Pierroz and Anna and Dan and Dan and Ann Cuzzolino from Sault St Marie. Kathryn and Mike purchased the former Don Murray home and have spent […]
