Most of the time when I write this column you’re not going to get a preachy point of view out of me. We’re all fortunate that in the fishing community, times have changed from only a few decades ago and the majority of anglers out there practice catch and release, […]
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I was thinking about “wonder” this morning when I woke early, not sure what had wakened me but staying prone in my bed while the first thoughts of the day eased out of the small corners of my brain and into my thoughts. Wonder. What is it exactly? What experiences […]
What better way to start out the New Year than with a Squirrel Pie retread. The spots and scales of deteriorating skin are popping up all over again. But there is no way I am going near the Health Centre here just now with Covid 19 seeming to be lying […]
We look to our politicians for leadership. We hold them to higher standards. Our leading health care officials of all ten provinces and the government of Canada asked Canadians to not travel outside of the country. The Ford government of Ontario put in rules asking Ontarians to not host meals […]
Happy New Year to all of you! Here is hoping that 2021 is good to all of us. We certainly have been experiencing amazing weather. I know it sounds very pessimistic, but I sure hope we don’t pay for this weather come calving or planting time. If winter was like […]
Growing up in Kenora and around Lake of the Woods, known as one of the top walleye fisheries in the World, you would have never been caught dead keeping a perch. I have told that story several times in recent years as perch on the big lake and across Northwest […]
With the many varieties of plants for the garden available on the market today, many gardeners are often confused between the term, annuals and perennials, and which plants belong in each category. Life-cycle is used to determine if a plant is an annual or a perennial. The life-cycle of an […]
One of my favourite books of the last ten years is The Secret Life of Bees, written by Sue Monk Kidd. Many of you will know of it, have read it, or saw the film adaptation of the book. It is the story of a child rising from loss and […]
My younger son, Mark, aka Oreo used to write for the Times. Here are some excerpts from the Xmas letter he sent me this year. …. In a word, Christmas this year was… different. Spend a month studying curses from the Old Testament, and you’ll find COVID-19 fits right in […]
Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
Here’s wishing everyone in the Rainy River District a happy New Year. Despite growing issues with COVID-19 and all the concern and changes this pandemic has made in our lives may, 2021 bless you with good health, family and all your needs fully met. Congratulations to Jeff and Rhianna Angus […]
We have learned a great many new things this year. Almost a year ago, I wrote a column about flu and the need for people to be vaccinated. It focused on the regular flu that occurs regularly each year. At that time news was just reaching us about a new […]
The last Monday of 2020 has arrived. What a year! I think we can all agree on that. I hope that everyone had a nice, quiet Christmas. Our Christmas was quiet and calm, but I still feel sad that my dad missed it all. My dad loved giving, but he […]
