In my column last week, I mentioned that as much as I love bass fishing in Florida, there is a lot of anxiety about competing in tournaments because it’s easy to have bad days down here, as well. In the FLW Tour-opening tournament this past weekend at Lake Toho, I […]
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Well, I find comfort that March has arrived! I know it can be a miserable month for weather but at least it should be our last one of the winter. The sun is shining brightly when we see it and the days slowly are getting longer. • • • I’m […]
I still remember how much fun it was to get my second master’s degree and how sad it was when the last class was finished. The university was a two-and-a-half hour drive from our home. I drove up every Tuesday afternoon, stayed overnight, and came back Wednesday morning. And my […]
It’s the end of February when I am writing this. I feel as though winter has moved into my living room and into my bathroom—and even is hogging the bed. She has a cold icy grip on my soul and I can’t shake her off. As soon as I tuck […]
When I travelled a fair bit, I always worried about doing so in November and March while going between Fort Frances and Toronto. The rest of the year was clear sailing. But fog and freezing rain seemed most problematic during those two months, and more than once resulted in delays […]
Last week was a busy one in Ottawa as New Democrats continued our work to ensure better scrutiny and oversight of the government’s controversial anti-terror legislation while the forestry hearings continued at the Natural Resources committee. We seem to be at a turning point in the debate about the Conservatives […]
After several months of planning and preparation, the bass tournament season is set to kick off for me this week on Lake Tohopekaliga down in central Florida. The first FLW Tour event of the year starts tomorrow (March 5) and based on the predictions of some anglers, the records could […]
As a kid, we started calving pretty much any time after Christmas! In fact, I think we had a calf or two on Christmas Day. I have never forgotten the long month of January that Nanny always dreaded. It was the longest month, and it was cold and snowy. I […]
Flying isn’t for the faint of heart. Actually, travel of any kind is meant for the hardy, for the resilient, and for the patiently tolerant adaptable club of individuals, of which I am not often a member. I’ve now been up for 25 hours on my travel home from Maui. […]
For a guy from Kenora getting to travel around the southern U.S. to fish bass tournaments on the FLW Tour, I truly can say I’m getting to live one of my dreams. Last week, I left home for Florida to get ready for my first tournament of the season at […]
I will reach the age of 65 later this year. Shortly after my last birthday, the government sent me a notice to begin applying for my Canada Pension and Old Age Security. I wondered at the time if the government was trying to tell me something. In the last five […]
In spite of its enormous but rapidly-shrinking contribution to the Canadian economy, the forestry sector never has been a priority for this government or the Ottawa crowd in general. With that being said, I’m happy to report that the Natural Resources Committee of the House of Commons has committed to […]
