We often forget how vulnerable we are to diseases that were part of our history. Canadian statistics show that 1 in four children died of some cause by the time they were five in the first decade of the twentieth century. We have come far in preventing death through disease. […]
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(a rehash from 2010 but still sound advice) It was a particularly warm morning so the usual crew at the debating table at the Bakery in Rainy River (a.k.a. Drizzle Creek) was in early to escape raising a sweat. “How’s that lawn mower doing? Get it figured out yet?” I […]
Happy to say there are happenings starting to take place in our area. Hopefully this is a sign that things are resuming to normal. Which has been a long time coming. The Rainy River Valley Agriculture Fair is hoping to take place August 20 and 21. Although there will be […]
Nine and a half years ago, my boyfriend/partner drove to America to a small town in Minnesota to pick up our little bundle of joy; a black lab. She was very little, and I was nervous that she was leaving her family too soon as I had read that leaving […]
My career within the fishing community brings me around anglers of all ages and one of the things that I notice when I get I’m around some of the older anglers who have been fishing for decades is they are often quick to dish out advice on protecting yourself from […]
Every single one of us who knew Doug Anderson immediately thinks of words like kind, helpful, gentle, eager, fun-loving, when we hear his name. It’s a long list of qualities that we all strive for, but qualities Doug had in spades. Our friend has gone ahead, parting the grass and […]
Once again, I was crossing my fingers for rain and didn’t even get 1/10th. I thought it started off looking promising with a nice steady rain on Sunday morning but that tapered off quickly. I guess that is better than nothing at all. I didn’t even attempt to cut my […]
This will be the second year that Canada Day will be quiet in Fort Frances. There will be no parade. There will be no children’s parade. There will be no gathering of the community at Point Park. There will be no baseball tournaments. There will be no fireworks. Instead, we […]
It is amazing the care and concern people will show to others in our community. They do it without asking or being asked. Their anonymous, selfless concern is outstanding. Take for example our courier driver who arrives in town every morning and stops at a derelict building with a delivery […]
Back in the late 90’s, when the Kenora Bass International tournament was really at it’s peak, with over 200 boat fields and anglers coming from all over North America to compete on Lake of the Woods, the first Aqua-Vu underwater camera made an appearance in bass tournament competition. Minnesota anglers […]
I listen to Q most mornings, one of my favourite CBC Radio programs. Tom Power is kind, generous, humble, and after I listen to his program I feel as though he and I have shared a conversation over a cup of tea at his kitchen table in St. John’s, Newfoundland. […]
This Sunday marks Father’s Day. It was not until 1910 that the day was celebrated in North America. Then Sonora Smart Dodd marked the third Sunday in June to recognize fathers. Historically the celebration of fathers began in the Middle Ages and was marked by Saint Joseph Day in the […]
