In my youth, I was a paper carrier. My route extended from Central Avenue to the Memorial Arena and included all the avenues between First and Second Street. Tall American elm trees grew up from the edge of properties and the arching branches from one side of the street met […]
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I suppose I could be classified as odd, a quality I’m quite fond of though I’m not sure everyone has such an aspiration. Thankfully, for me, being odd comes rather naturally, doesn’t require much effort at all on my part. Plus, I think my oddness tops the list of attributes […]
Don Rusnak
Member of Parliament
Thunder Bay-Rainy River
Member of Parliament
Thunder Bay-Rainy River
We kicked off this summer in Fort Frances with some very exciting announcements about FedNor funding for the region. FedNor is a funding program from the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development whose purpose is to promote economic development and job creation in Northern Ontario. This year, Fort Frances […]
I think that Newfoundland Labrador must have some of the very best television ads promoting travel in its province. When Marnie and I travelled to Newfoundland in early June, we found it difficult to find accommodations when we started looking in March. The bed and breakfasts were all booked up. […]
Nitrate is the form of nitrogen that plant roots take up from the soil. It is transported to the leaves, where it eventually is converted into protein. When plants are stressed or injured, this process is interrupted and excess nitrates accumulate. Drought, hot dry winds, hail, or frost can result […]
If you follow the news with any regularity, it’s safe to say the upcoming U.S. election is fraught with fear and angst while hope has all but left the building—and that is an understatement of the colossal kind. The rhetoric makes my teeth hurt while I watch (if I watch) […]
I can barely believe it is already August! Time just slips on by. This month started out with an inch of rain but I hope that it will hold off now for a while! Many are finished haying and many (like me) are so close! We lost some time on […]
This week’s column is coming to you from the road as I travel south to Wheeler Lake in Alabama to compete in the Forrest Wood Cup, the championship event of the FLW Tour. My Dad is with me this week so while he is driving I can to pound away […]
I know you shouldn’t complain about all the wrong things in your life because I do realize how much good I have. But seriously–this year really has been a tough one! We’ve lost some good people in our district, this weather, and personally I’m just having a tough time with […]
The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship came to an exciting conclusion early Saturday evening. The finalists kept exchanging the “hot seats” as the crowd wound up from the blare of music and the showmanship of the anglers. I had not volunteered for the tournament in several years, but had kept […]
Are you familiar with lupines? They are of a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, just in case you wanted to know. Actually, they are of a genus of flowering plants in the legume family even if you didn’t want to know. Lupines grow freely in the abandoned […]
This past weekend was a busy one for competitive bass anglers across Northwestern Ontario. The 22nd-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship took place on Rainy Lake while up in Kenora, the 10th-annual Bronzeback Classic took place on Lake of the Woods. Both events had fields of over 100 teams and […]
