This past Tuesday was Remembrance Day. It was a day Canadians remembered and reflected upon the selfless service and sacrifices of our veterans, active military personnel, and their families. By the end of the week however it was more obvious to me than ever that these men and women have […]
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It is a magical transformation. One day our stores are dressed in Remembrance. The next day stores metamorphoses to Christmas. Garlands and lights surround windows. Christmas banners hang from ceilings directing shoppers to Christmas specials. Christmas music plays in the background. Suddenly Christmas bazaars and teas are flourishing throughout the […]
“Holly Daze” is happening on Dec. 5-6 this Christmas season. This two-day event in Emo is a kick-off to the holiday season. There will be a parade Friday evening. Floats assemble at 5:30 p.m. at the Rec Centre; the parade starts at 6 p.m. and finishes at Donald Young School. […]
Last week turned into quite a busy week and already this one isn’t looking much better! I still haven’t been able to figure how we have arrived at the middle of November! I was thinking that I would only have good things to report this week but I woke up […]
I was thinking this morning, while Gracie and I walked and enjoyed the crisp morning air and the sunshine, while I tried not to shiver, tried to ignore the feeling that winter is barking at my heels. I was thinking about the planet and our reluctance to care for her, […]
Around the Kenora area, any talk of moose these days is from those who were avid hunters prior to the 2000s. Once home to a healthy moose population, Wildlife Management Units 6 and 7B in the Kenora area are now just barely hanging on with a few animals left. Hunters […]
Nov. 20 is the United Nation’s designated day for Universal Children’s Day. Why was this date set aside for children and what was the intention of the UN? Probably to remind us of the legacy we are leaving for our children and grandchildren—a legacy that has the planet gasping for […]
My grandfather, John Murdock Caldwell, joined the 35th Battery of the Canadian Field Artillery on Feb. 26, 1916. He was 19. He was among the survivors of the Great War who returned home to family. Grampa Caldwell passed away in the early 1970s when I was a teenager. Lucky me […]
In Grade 8, our classroom teacher, Claude Stewart, challenged the class to learn great pieces of poetry. By the end of the year, our class could recite from memory more than 30 different pieces. I can’t remember them all but the piece by John McCrae still rings true in my […]
This is the week that Remembrance Day falls, and needless to say it will have more meaning this year than others for many people. We all are grateful for the service and sacrifices of our armed forces, security, and police services. They physically protect us and our institutions, and devote […]
It seems as though we have transitioned from fall to winter just like that! These cold nights certainly have tightened things up. I think my plowing days may have come to a complete halt. I’m happy that I have the better areas of the Emo Agricultural Research Station completed but […]
Fifty years is a long time. Between age 14 and age 64, I had a lot of life experiences. But one experience I didn’t have in those 50 years was visiting Lowville Academy. And at my 50th high school class reunion, I couldn’t wait to see the changes in the […]
