As I lifted a walleye out of my hole in the ice over the weekend, I decided that would be it for me for the day. It was my fourth “keeper” fish of the morning, making my limit, so I had accomplished what I had set out to do–catch a […]
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Federal governments have put forth much privacy legislation to protect individuals across Canada. France, England, the United States, and many other European countries also have passed privacy legislation to protect their citizens. But we now know those efforts have not been totally successful. No one expected that citizens of those […]
The world grew a little quieter on March 14, 2018 with the passing of Stephen Hawking. Not grounded in anything defendable, I somehow thought Stephen would live forever–the champion of a disease that held his body captive for 55 years but not his mind. “In my mind I am free,” […]
By Dave Ogilvie
Emo correspondent
Emo correspondent
The Emo Legion will be holding their annual walleye fish fry on Good Friday (March 30). The dinner will run from 5-6:30 p.m. with take-outs available before 4 p.m. The price for this fantastic meal is just $17 per adult or $15 with a valid Legion membership card. Children […]
Growing up, fishing has always been the activity that I have been most interested in since I was six or seven years old. I was fortunate that my family had a camp out on Lake of the Woods, in Echo Bay, on the west end of the lake. The camp […]
As you may have heard, Gerry Allan “caught” the ace of spades during Friday night’s weekly draw at the Emo Legion and went home with roughly $16,400! Gerry selected envelope # 8 and that is where the ace of spades was hiding for all these weeks. Although we are happy […]
Yesterday was the official first day of spring but signs of spring have been everywhere. Back on March 14, one could see slush holes opening up on the Rainy River in front of the main street in Emo. By Thursday afternoon from that same street view, the river was open […]
I remember Saturday morning cartoons with great fondness. I know we “older generation” types can be nostalgic fools, none more so than me, and our traditions and habits tend to outshine those of the generations following when we set about engaging in comparison duels and usually, not always but often, […]
Since I returned home to Canada last week after a few weeks of bass fishing in the southern U.S., I wasted little time before getting on the Sunset Country ice to catch some fish. Before I left on this last trip, I had booked several guide trips for ice-fishing over […]
Well, Monday was my official first day back at the Emo Agricultural Research Station (EARS) though I am out of town most of the week so you won’t likely catch me there until next week. Still, seed already has been coming in–which is likely the earliest I have ever seen […]
One might expect that a candidate who has the majority of votes, and wins the majority of ridings, in an Ontario provincial leadership election would become the party leader. However, this was not what unfolded Saturday when Doug Ford was crowned the provincial Progressive Conservative leader. The difference was in […]
Not sure about the rest of you but I am not a huge fan of the time change. I thought at one time it was mentioned we were going to just leave the time alone-and I vote for that. I do enjoy our long sunny days and evenings but now […]
