For the first time this year, I finally was able to get some much-needed yard work accomplished this past weekend. Well, I nearly had to get the tractor to pull my lawn mower out in one spot and had to go around a few puddles after that. But the grass […]
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On June 6, 1944, nearly 21,000 Canadians took part in the Normandy landings with the goal to free Europe from the grips of the Nazi regime. So it was fitting that the all-party Veterans’ Affairs committee in Ottawa, of which I am a member, last week agreed to the 14 […]
In my lifetime, I have done a few impossible things–at least two! Impossible: unable to be done; not possible. That’s one definition. But there’s another one. Impossible: very difficult! And I’ve accomplished some very difficult things. The first impossible thing involved my mother and happened in Edmonton, Alta. in 1966. […]
The recent high water levels have brought all kinds of interesting news. Competing in the Emu walleye tournament, Bryan Bonot reportedly showed a predilection for switching from angling to full-immersion water sports. No word if he plans to make the switch permanent or if he was just “testing the waters,” […]
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. […]
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 […]
