DID YOU KNOW? Throughout Canada falls are the number one reason for injury, related death, hospitalization, and emergency department visits for older adults in Canada. In addition, Public Health Canada has reported that between 2010 and 2023, falls were the leading cause of injury-related hospitalizations and emergency department visits among […]
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I am writing you this Moos from the big smoke – Toronto! I am here for a couple of days to attend a few meetings at Queen’s Park. I will be speaking on things like Abattoir Tax Classifications, Breeder Loan Programs and other important things that are pertinent to the […]
Sometimes mental health takes a dip this time of year as we ready for the inevitable fury of winter. I love a fresh snowfall on a sunny winter’s day, but winter also fills her bag of tricks with brutal winds that come with power outages, icy roads, frozen windshields and […]
I’ve always been a fan of the poetry of Mary Oliver. Always seems unlikely, borders on hyperbole, as her first poem was published in 1963. Let’s say as long as I can remember admiring poetry, I remember Mary Oliver’s poems. Her beautifully simple view of life and the living of […]
It’s a moment frozen in time, and with good reason. For the first Grey Cup kick-off in Winnipeg, in 1991, it was minus 16 degrees. My bride and I were sitting in the south end zone, 10 rows up. If the seats weren’t metal, they felt metal. The wind was […]
By Robert Animikii Horton
Northern Reflections
Northern Reflections
It’s a memorable (if not magical) thing when professionalism meets side-eyes, smiles and sarcasm – the kind of story everyone asks to hear again and again. Years ago, I was recruited out of Minneapolis as an educator and orator when our region was rapidly changing. New industries meant new needs […]
In our household, the past two previous weeks involved getting our immunization shots. It was a simple process that involved making an appointment at a pharmacy or with the Northwestern Health Unit. For me, I received my Covid shot and the flu shot; one in each arm. The Covid shot […]
DID YOU KNOW? Carbon Monoxide (CO) is known as the “SILENT KILLER”, because it is an invisible, odourless, and tasteless, deadly toxic gas; only a WORKING CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) ALARM can detect it. If you live in a house, CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) ALARMS must be installed if the home: If […]
Our final cattle sale of the season is behind us. We sold 1,065 head for $3,461,769.83. Again, we had some great Rainy River Raised cattle and we had quite a few animals from both Thunder Bay and Dryden Districts. It is great that they are seeing us as a wonderful […]
There will be a Dance Community Hall supper this Sunday, November 16, from 4-6 p.m. The meal will be pulled pork, french fries, coleslaw, desserts, plus beverages. Tickets are $30 a couple, $20 a person, $10 for youth age 7-12 years and 6 and under eat free. This is a […]
As another horse racing season wound down this month with the Breeders Cup, and as the sport of kings inches closer to extinction, here’s the question: Can this sport be sustained by people who say “there’s just something about horse racing.” This is a sport — of royalty or not […]
By Robert Animikii Horton
Northern Reflections
Northern Reflections
We are born into a world of words. Like countless others, words define my life — first as an avid reader of stacks of Archie comic books, later as an educator, later as an author. It’s easy to think of words as tools, mere instruments of communication, or sonic stepping-stones […]
