Ontario residents will be waiting in line over their computers for the next several months. And area residents will probably be waiting in line even longer. On Monday just before nine in the morning I went online to discover how long people over 80 would wait to register for an […]
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“Hey Rick, what’s that on the back of your truck?” was the first question I asked our retired Mountie-wanna-be as I pulled up to the Debating Table at the Bakery in Rainy River. Rick is a re-known collector of treasures i.e. JUNK and has a 48ft van, and several sheds, […]
I’ve been digging through my boxes of memories these past few weeks, of things I saved that at one time seemed incredibly important and valuable to me. I have an autograph book that friends wrote in at the end of each school year. I have track and field ribbons from […]
Well today I am officially back to work every day. I am challenged with our new name – I would like to say EARS, but we are now OCRC – Emo. That isn’t nearly as catchy or easy. I would have liked to have had a better sleep but that […]
The weather over the past couple of weeks across Northwest Ontario could be considered beautiful on most accounts. Warmer than normal temperatures, no snow, plenty of sun and not too many windy days. It has certainly brought about the feeling that winter is coming to an end, a feeling that […]
This weekend we will move our clocks forward to daylight savings. It was a year ago that we realized that the pandemic was upon us. A year ago, this coming weekend, Marnie and I were on our way to visit our granddaughter in Calgary. We had originally thought of flying, […]
I had visions, when I was eight years old, of becoming a super-hero, once I had conquered the ability to tell time. First things first. It is essential that superheroes be able to tell time. I struggled with time telling, I confess. My mother was disappointed, but she shouldn’t have […]
Rick is in the doghouse…. again! Rick is our Wanna-be-Mountie, a long retired peace officer. A close up and personal encounter with a concrete truck several years back left Rick in a somewhat decreased mobility state. Not completely crippled up, but close to it. His gait and mobility is so […]
By Robin McCormick
Devlin Correspondent
Devlin Correspondent
The spring of our clocks forward is here! Sunday March 14 at 2 a.m. is the official time to spring ahead an hour with daylight savings time. This is always a sure sign of spring. Most people set their clocks before going to bed Saturday night. Whatever your preference be […]
Well this is my last week to be a full-time farmer! Time truly flies by. I have mixed feelings about it. I look forward to my scheduled days and of course a regular pay cheque. I seemed to have had a bit of a crazy calving year. It can always […]
My all-time favourite dessert, no matter what the occasion is Crème Caramel.Crème Caramel is much like Crème Brûlée, but the caramelized sugar goes into the ramekin first, rather than torched on top. The result is a complex caramel layer on top of the inverted custard and a residual complex caramel […]
When I think about March, ice fishing is the first thing that comes to mind. Since the early 2000’s I have spent more days on the ice through this month than doing anything else, taking advantage of the weather and the excellent fishing opportunities. Many of my biggest walleye, pike, […]
