After a long winter the run of warm weather over the past week has been a welcome relief for everybody I think. While we’re still likely a couple of weeks from full ice-out, we’re getting there. My plan was to do some ice fishing over the past weekend, try to […]
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I am in Vancouver. It is spring here. The magnolias are in bloom and the grass has been cut, rhododendrons are popping out in big loud colour here and there and everywhere, while at home in Nova Scotia the brown wintered grass is buried in snow and the trees are […]
Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
“Education Week” takes place at Crossroads School May 6-10 this year. Staff and students have been busy planning the Crossroads Block Party this family fun event will be from 5-7:30 p.m. The Street Eats Venders will be open from 5-6 p.m. Hoping everyone can be ready for activities starting at […]
We have begun a new era at the Fort Frances Times with a trusted new editor. My first writing adventure was an assignment by Mr. Steve Bond, my English teacher. At the time I didn’t think of him as a good teacher but over time I have come to realize […]
More and more companies every year seem to be getting on the bandwagon of pulling April Fool’s Day pranks on April 1st. WestJet has been doing this for a number of years now, and I especially enjoyed the one from Honda Canada this year with the “polite horn” for Canadians. […]
Throughout my tournament fishing career in the U.S., I have fished a few tournaments on tidal waters along the east coast and my results have not been very good. These rivers that flow into the Atlantic Ocean like the Potomac in Maryland, the St. Johns in Florida and the ones […]
By Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
Easter services will be honoured in our rural areas. Knox United Church in Emo will hold the Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m. Knox United Church in Devlin will hold the Good Friday service at 10 a.m. Easter Sunday services will be in Devlin at 9:45 a.m. and in Emo […]
I am sure we all felt the same about the snow that arrived Thursday and Friday last week. I came to work on Friday am to find a huge drift along the south side of the building. This is the entrance, of course. If it wasn’t for the fact we […]
Years ago I heard an interview with Martha Stewart (no relation) and the only statement she made that stuck with me all these 20-plus years was the answer she gave when asked who helped her get to where she was going, who inspired her, who gave her a hand up […]
The third stop of the Bassmaster Elite Series season took place this past weekend at Lake Hartwell, South Carolina, a lake that I had some good history on. Several of the spots that produced fish for me on past visits were good again to help me get my season back […]
I am being tasked with explaining what is the role of a newspaper in a community. I have given this a great deal of thought and this past Friday night the incoming president of the Ontario Community Newspaper Association explained it most eloquently by showcasing a series of front pages […]
By Dave Ogilvie
Emo correspondent
Emo correspondent
“God’s Great Outdoors” would like to invite everyone to the third-annual “Community Sunrise Service” on Easter Sunday, April 21 at 7 a.m. on Front Street in Emo. A complimentary breakfast will follow at 7:45 a.m. at the Emo Legion sponsored by local businesses.In case of inclement weather, service will be held […]
