Local News from Across the Rainy River District
If you fall in love with a language that you speak and teach, could that very language redefine your concept of love all together? I think so. In fact, I know so. Knowing, learning, and speaking a language can affect and shape the way one thinks. This is because every […]
We are witnessing the breakdown of society in the United States and too much of the western world. We only must watch the vitriol following the assassination of Charlie Kirk at a campus in Utah. Charlie cris-crossed the United States debating students about his beliefs and those of students. To […]
Even if you have very dry soils, you can still successfully grow trees, shrubs and perennials without constant watering in the Rainy River District. The secret lies behind the concept of xeriscaping (Xeriscape landscaping), which by definition, is landscaping designed specifically for areas that are susceptible to drought or for […]
DID YOU KNOW? National Concussion Awareness Week in Canada will take place from Sunday, September 21 to Saturday September 27. The goal of this initiative is to increase public understanding of concussions, focusing on how to prevent, recognize, and properly manage them. In addition, Rowan’s Law Day in Ontario will […]
Wow, the middle of September has arrived! I am very thankful that the good weather has returned, and it wouldn’t mind if this stayed until Christmas! I had a busy week at work, and I am even more excited that this week I will have a helper! I have high […]
(Editor’s note: A member of the Times family, our frequent contributor Henry Miller, passed away last week at the age of 90. According to family, Henry wrote this column just a few days before passing, with the intent of walking it down to our office so we could publish it, […]
My friend Ken Dryden died on Friday. His is not a name I drop lightly. Calling our friendship a close one would be misleading, but it was a good one for a long time, 50 years. For me, it was never about name dropping. We’d hoped to meet, for the […]
For decades, educators and science communicators have wondered how to get more people interested in science, STEM careers, and the staggering wonders of our universe. Personally, the bite of science bug only took one moment on an early summer afternoon to capture my imagination. Sitting in the grass under a […]
Writing about one’s mother feels like writing an entire book. I realized that on Friday afternoon as I read over my words. Each memory became its own chapter in the story of Delsie Marie Cumming, who passed away Thursday evening. Mom was a quiet, respectful, and caring woman who devoted herself […]
So often our minds can seem like they are against us instead of for us. They sometimes bombard us with worries, bad memories, frustrations, distractions and discouragements. We’ve been exploring some different aspects of managing our minds including identifying and changing negative thought patterns. Managing our minds is vital to […]
As you may have observed from your gardening experiences and past columns, plants can be fussy things. The right location, amount of sunlight and 101 other factors influence your plant’s growing ability. One factor which is very beneficial in understanding before putting that new plant into the earth is soil […]
DID YOU KNOW? In Ontario, e-bikes are classified as “power-assisted bicycles” under the Highway Traffic Act, but they are defined as “motor vehicles” in the Criminal Code of Canada. In this week’s column, I’ll be sharing some invaluable information on e-bikes, courtesy of the MTO (Ministry of Transportation of Ontario). […]
