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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
After several months off from fishing out of a boat, I’m back on the road this week—heading to Florida to get ready for the 2015 FLW Tour season which starts the first week of March at Lake Tohopekaglia. After the Arctic blast that hit us across Sunset Country over the […]
In our youngest grades, Valentine cards were really important. My Grade 1 teacher, Mrs. Benson, had a big decorated box that we all put our cards in and then on Valentine’s Day, she opened the box and, as a postman, would take the cards to each of her students. We […]
It may appear that all I do is watch movies, but I assure you that I do laundry and vacuum occasionally and sometimes (though not often enough, it seems) I wrestle with the dust from the woodstove. Just last week, I had the happy circumstance of watching a documentary recommended […]
