It was a full moon on March 1 as I was writing this. There also will be a “blue moon” in March this year, meaning a second full moon in a calendar month. My mother used to sing a song to Aimee, my eldest daughter, when she was little. My […]
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After a great week in Florida, I made the trek to the Atlanta, Ga. area last week to get ready for FLW Tour stop #3 this week at Lake Lanier. My tournament last week in Florida was special because it was my best finish in one of these pro events […]
For the past 10 days, the television in our home has clung to the CBC and TSN channels broadcasting Olympic coverage from Pyeongchang, South Korea. From the opening ceremonies onward, if we were not awake, then the coverage was recorded so we could it watch in our waking hours. We […]
My cows didn’t fail me. Two calves arrived on my due date on the 15th and as I write this, I am up to 11. Alas, it seems like many of them have been arriving during sleep hours. I was certain our “Maria” cow was going to calve on Monday […]
I was a farmer once upon a time and I am one still–in my heart where it counts. I’m still running the grain crusher while I am barely big enough to pour the barley into the hopper, dragging the five-gallon pail of crushed grain to the trough where feeder steers […]
The Sorting Gap Marina and La Verendrye Parkway have proved to be a great success for our community and its citizens. The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will celebrate its 24th rendition this year while the seventh-annual International Boundary Water Dragon Boat Festival is set for June 30 at the […]
It’s the time of year here in Nova Scotia when we all start to complain about the state of our roads. Truth be told, we complain about roads all year long, but it is a heightened complaint now–bordering on rage and hysteria. It’s what we do. Holes appear in the […]
When it comes to choosing your lure or presentation for ice-fishing, there certainly are some proven options for most species of fish. The traditional jig and minnow for walleye, the white tube for lake trout, and a small spoon for whitefish, for instance. But experimenting with lures, and finding new […]
I often have wondered how two people fall in love and continue to build on that love through their lifetimes. I remember, in my courting days, heading to the florist on Valentine’s Day to pick up a bouquet of roses and stopping by the drug store for a box of […]
On Jan. 19, I visited Pikangikum First Nation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, Kenora MP Bob Nault, and Indigenous Services minister Jane Philpott. This was the first time a sitting prime minister had visited NAN Territory, and I was honoured to be there alongside […]
After a couple of weeks in Florida, all this cold weather over the past week since I returned home has been kind of rough of me! As someone who loves to go fishing, anywhere, anytime, even I’ll admit that the thought of heading out in windy, minus-25 degree weather is […]
Everyone from southern Ontario is asking me how the winter here is going. They’re concerned because their temperatures have been fluctuating from minus-20 to plus-10 C. I replied that I’m concerned since we keep hearing this is the last of the cold snap but it is back down to minus-40. […]
