Saturday evening, we were treated to Texas Barbecue by Heather and Gord Kitzul. It was a wonderful meal and the conversation and reminiscing among our island neighbours was wonderful. Over the course of the evening, we began discussing the various meals we have been served, not only in the district […]
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DID YOU KNOW? Canada will observe its ninth National Injury Prevention Day on July 7, 2025. This annual observance aims to raise awareness about the devastating effects of injuries that are both predictable and preventable. RAISING AWARENESS FOR NATIONAL INJURY PREVENTION DAY Is National Injury Prevention Day a new concept […]
Happy Canada Day to everyone! I absolutely love Canada and proudly have a very Canadian home office. I have many trinkets and neat things that have been mainly gifted to me after people find out how proudly Canadian I am. It is looking like I will be spending the day […]
There have been many recent milestones to celebrate recently in our rural area. Congratulations to Terry and Linda Mann on their 50th anniversary. Terry and Linda celebrated their June 30th anniversary at their cabin, which is the place they love the most! Happy 75th birthday to Glenn Aveyard. Glenn turned […]
Music “soothes the savage beast” we’ve been known to say. As far back as 1697, when the prominent English playwright William Congreve wrote in “The Mourning Bride” – “Music has charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak”, we still use the distilled version […]
140 students took to the stage last night, June 24, 2025 to celebrate their graduation from Fort Frances High School. Awards and diplomas were presented, an excellent valedictorian speech was presented and all students left the Fort Frances graduation eager to head off to their next chapter. A chem-free party […]
Call a major-league pitcher “a barber” today, it would likely mean he could cut his teammates’ hair… I know, “hair stylist” is more politically correct. However, a few editions back in baseball’s dictionary, you’ll find “THE barber.” His name was Sal Maglie. His nickname had nothing to do with cutting […]
I woke up early Monday morning shortly after the late evening storm had passed through. We are at the cabin and had watched the white and red pines twirl in the strong breezes. I went outside and looked at the stars. The sky was clear of any clouds and the […]
By Liz Adam
Life Coach's Corner
Life Coach's Corner
“Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.” – Charles Spurgeon While worrying makes us feel anxious, anxiety and worry are not exactly the same thing. Worry involves thinking about specific things that are bothering us or that we are worried might happen. […]
Between April 1, 2011, and April 13, 2023, 210 REPORTED INJURIES in Canada were linked to fireworks and similar products. This data comes from the: Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (CHIRPP) database. FIREWORKS: A CALL FOR PROFESSIONAL-USE ONLY The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs’ stance on fireworks is […]
Summer has kicked off with quite a show! From a very hot Saturday to a scary storm Sunday. It was a warm day on Saturday to wrangle and shear sheep, but it went well, and I am certainly they are feeling like a million bucks now. I did end up […]
National Indigenous History Month is in its final days for this year. I’ve spent the month reading the memoir of Murray Sinclair, who is also a descendant of my distant grandmother Nahoway, and new information that honours and celebrates the rich cultures of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit. Instagram was […]
