It is an excellent election ploy, with hidden benefits for both the Liberal federal and provincial governments. Ontario’s Liberal government is promising major changes to labour laws that will see the minimum wage rise to $15 per hour on Jan. 1, 2019. The current rate will rise to $14 per […]
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When I was little, I desperately wanted a house with a veranda–the kind of veranda that wrapped around the house like a giant hug, keeping everyone safe. You know, an inviting place to spend time. I imagined sitting in a large wicker chair or in a big swing, or maybe […]
One of the best things about fishing here in Sunset Country, particularly during the spring, are all of the great multi-species options we have right across the region. You can catch lake trout, bass, walleye, and pike almost anywhere, with opportunities for plenty of other species, as well. Black crappies […]
Today is the last day of May. The sun starts shining through the windows earlier every morning. The deer, meanwhile, continue to pick off flowers in my yard almost daily. Last fall, I purchased several dozen special “Canada 150” tulips. Since squirrels like bulbs in the fall, I covered the […]
When I go to bed at night, I’m very good at being able to empty my mind of the woebegone happenings of the day. A long time ago, I learned how–at shut-eye time–to pack a mental suitcase with any worries, frettings, and negative thoughts I might have and give them […]
I’m not afraid of spiders but having said that, they do occupy a space quite low on my list of barely tolerable things–somewhere down where snakes and centipedes find themselves but most certainly above earwigs and ticks (even though spiders and ticks are of the same family; distant relatives of […]
In preparation for the marriage of our son, Adam, and his fiancée, Meesun, Marnie and I viewed a YouTube video several times to understand what would take place. It was very informative and had no resemblance to a wedding you might be a guest at in North America or Europe. […]
It has been seven weeks since I last emptied my words here. Wow. However, contrary to past excuses for not writing, my latest sabbatical from this column had nothing to do with being unhappy. I am, in fact, in a most content and joyful life space, and moreso in an […]
In preparation for the marriage of our son, Adam, and his fiancée, Meesun, Marnie and I viewed a YouTube video several times to understand what would take place. It was very informative and had no resemblance to a wedding you might be a guest at in North America or Europe. […]
I suffer from a disease that, up to this moment, has been incurable–and in many ways, I’m not sure I would survive should a cure be found. This disorder may have some lengthy Latin derivative for a formal name, but you simply might call it Pollyanna-ism. The symptoms of this […]
The sixth stop on the FLW Tour took place last week on the Mississippi River, out of La Crosse, Wis. When this event was announced on the schedule last year, I was excited because at only about nine hours away, it would be almost twice as close to home as […]
A few weeks ago, I went to the supermarket to pick up some fresh ginger root for a cooking class I was teaching. I only needed a couple of tablespoons so I broke off a small knob and proceeded to the cashier. She rang up my purchase and it came […]
