It was quite the eventful week in Ottawa. From another major scandal emerging in the Veterans Affairs department to the virtual collapse of the “Ring of Fire” mining project, it was one for the books. The major scandal surrounding spending—actually lack of spending—at Veterans Affairs Canada is yet another example […]
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Here we are in the last week of November! I’m supposed to have all my data finished by Friday. I’m not sure that I am going to make the deadline but I will try my best. We still haven’t finished cleaning seed. We can see the end but it’s not […]
It’s the cold season again. November, December, January, February, and even March can be blustery. It’s time to bundle up when you go outside and to sit by the fire with a cup of hot chocolate and a book. But even more, this is the “cold” season–the season when we […]
I always get pretty good notice of when the holiday season is approaching because the wives and girlfriends of my fishing friends start sending me messages asking for ideas of what they should get their guys for Christmas. Sometimes this is an easy one for me to answer, especially if […]
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 […]
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 […]
