Despite some cold weather, 68 anglers showed up for the 23rd-annual Crystal Harbour Resort Lake Trout Derby on Saturday in Sioux Narrows. I wrote about this one-day, catch-and-release event in my column last week and figured I would share the results with everybody this week. A group of eight of […]
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Last week’s column was not exactly uplifting and cheery, but I think it was an accurate assessment of what Stephen Harper’s Conservatives have done to destabilize our national economy. With that being said, all is not lost. This week, I would like to share some thoughts on what our federal […]
It sounds like this spell of mild January weather is nearing the end. You might want to get out in the next few days since I’m hearing colder temperatures are in store by week’s end. The positive thing about this? We have this long month behind us and it brings […]
I have nothing to say—at least that is what I’m typing at this very moment. A wise editor once said to me, “Write about the most important thing first.” I heed his wisdom. I have nothing important to write about. My excuses for said nothingness, pathetic at best, are piled […]
“The Imitation Game” is a recently-released movie detailing the life of Alan Turing, the mathematical mastermind behind the successful initiative to break the German Enigma Code—a feat that has been credited with shortening World War II and, in essence, saving countless lives. The movie was a powerful one, heart-breaking and […]
My wife likes to watch home renovation shows on HGTV. “Leave it to Bryan” is perhaps her favourite, although she does have sympathy for “Holmes on Homes” when large issues happen. We renovated our home some 35 years ago. Built in 1904, it had many issues. For instance, it had […]
Years ago when my children were small, I remember someone saying, “Small children; small problems. Big children; big problems.” Thinking back, I wouldn’t say that was true, although the problems were different at every stage. When we had our first child, I was 31. But my career until then had […]
Over the past three years, I’ve been fortunate to be down in Florida in late January getting ready for the FLW Tour season to start up. For the past few years, my first tournament of the year has taken place the first week of February. It’s been great to get […]
I love breakfast out. I love it better than any other meal that I may choose for a meal out, where someone else prepares the food and is responsible for cleanup. Breakfast is the “fun-est” meal of the day, or so I claimed as a youngster despite being told repeatedly […]
Are we losing some of our common sense? I wonder when I see communities and the public in fear of offending or allowing some risk. Today, many of the things that I did growing up now are considered dangerous and should be banned. I must be lucky to have survived […]
I think we all are welcoming the milder temperatures these days, animals included. The cows are taking their time walking across the open stretch coming home for water—instead of running and shaking their heads because the wind and air was bitterly cold. The deer also are moving around—possibly because of […]
Growing up in Kenora and on Lake of the Woods, it was ingrained in me at a young age that you don’t keep perch. I think many of you reading this could say the same thing—that you would not get caught dead with a perch in your livewell or bucket. […]
