About two weeks ago, I wrote about a new information-sharing initiative between Canada and the U.S., the “Entry/Exit Initiative of the Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness Action Plan,” which will allow both governments to track border crossings between our countries in “real time” and share that information with one other. […]
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The provincial election will be held June 12 but the advance polls already are open and voting is underway. As I watch the campaign unfold, I’m struck by how mean-spirited it has become among the three party leaders. Integrity and honesty seem to have been forgotten, and many of the […]
I doubt very much if there is a mother on Earth who doesn’t think from time to time, if not regularly, that she could have done a better job at parenting. I know I wish I had done better. After spending time with my four daughters and celebrating the wonder […]
He’d been hinting at it for about a week; edging ever closer to what I’d hoped would be the ultimate question and result in the day I’ve been waiting for since the smooth-talking outdoorsman first put a minnow on my fishing hook. “I was thinking about going trout fishing this […]
Since we’re finally ice-free across Sunset Country, anglers are able to get out in the boat to catch some fish. After a long winter, it’s a welcome activity for many of us. Since I’ve been on the road for most of the past month, I’ve not been fishing much around […]
Well, once again I’m going to complain about our weather! Why is it that we seem to only have extremes here in Rainy River District? As in extremely cold, extremely hot, or extremely wet! I personally have no complaints about the hot part; I absolutely loved last week. I’m not […]
The year was 1970–44 years ago–and the ideas were new and mostly unfamiliar. I remember well how much I didn’t want to hear them. But by that time, I believed them anyway. In “Future Shock,” Alvin Toffler proclaimed that the only constant in the future would be change. Our friend, […]
Are you horrified by—and want to end—the systematic abuse of our children through cyberbullying? Me, too. Do you value personal privacy for you and your family? Me, too. Unfortunately, the Conservatives are dropping the ball yet again on an important issue—and it could have a big impact on our individual […]
My family and I celebrated my mother’s life on May 17. Family and friends gathered together in one place—each of us taking our last steps with my mother; remembering her bright light, remembering her smile and her enthusiasm. I think the celebration of my mother’s life was perfect, as perfect […]
Yay—the warm weather has arrived. Funny how we can go from 10 degrees to 90 in no time at all! No complaint at all but it is quite an adjustment. I finally was able to do some field work at the Emo Agricultural Research Station late on Thursday. It was […]
There certainly are some benefits to being self-employed and working within the fishing industry. Along with my wife, August, we get to go on some awesome trips—mostly fishing-related in some way or another. Over the winter, Shelley Bujold and Jack Dawson from CJBN in Kenora reached out to B.C. Tourism […]
When is something considered old? In fashion it might be three months. When it comes to cars and trucks, it could be 10 years. A home might be considered old when it has been around for 50-60 years. A person might be considered old at age 70 or 80. Buildings […]
