“This is life, not a funeral service,” Melody Beattie writes. That’s the truth. Beginning in July I heeded a wise friend’s advice. I put down my pen, closed the lid on my laptop and took a break from writing my column. Save the one column that showed up for the […]
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The 26th-annual Kenora Bass International tournament took place over the weekend on Lake of the Woods with 130 teams participating in this year’s event. Though my first tournament was way back in 1993, fishing my Dad, since 2000 I have been partnered up with my good friend, Chris Savage. We […]
I was having a bad day—the kind of bad day that you know is going to settle in like an all-day rain, with not a single chance of sunshine; the sky all dark and grey and pressing in. The day started out with a bad tone and chances were it […]
I hope everyone was able to enjoy the long weekend—even though I just cannot believe it already is August! This was the first weekend in forever that I was home and was able to just be a farmer for the entire three days. Unfortunately, the weather changed for Monday and […]
On Aug. 1, byelections were held in five ridings in southern Ontario as a result of the resignation of four former Liberal cabinet ministers and former premier Dalton McGuinty. When byelections are held, they generally are considered a gauge of the government’s performance, and an opportunity for communities and regions […]
Sometimes you don’t realize how fortunate you are until someone shows you. As I sat by our chimera on Sunday evening and the logs burned to red-hot coals, I had forgotten the pleasure a fire can bring in the waning daylight hours. For those gathered around the fire, our next […]
For relaxation, I love to watch old sitcoms, such as “I Dream of Jeannie.” And Sunday, I was thinking about one of Jeannie’s episodes. In case you don’t remember, Jeannie was, in fact, a real “genie” in a bottle, which her master, astronaut Tony Nelson, found on a beach. And […]
Credit unions are not your typical financial institution. They are democratic, membership-based, and not-for-profit financial institutions that are an important part of northern and rural communities. Unfortunately, the Harper Conservatives have chosen to raise the income tax for credit unions and ultimately will punish their members. Credit unions are financial […]
Last week’s article addressed factors affecting utilization of pasture and ways to improve that utilization. The following is part two of the article on utilizing your pasture from Jack Kyle, grazier specialist, OMAF/MRA: Factors that influence pasture utilization are the number of paddocks and the frequency of moves. According to […]
When anglers hit the water this week for the 2013 edition of the Kenora Bass International, there will be several strategies being employed by teams to try and win the three-day event. Lake of the Woods is a very large, diverse fishery and the options really are endless for teams […]
So it’s come to this. After a wonderful two-and-a-half years as the sports reporter here, this is the final time I’ll be writing for the Fort Frances Times. As you are reading this, I’ll be driving across the Prairies for the next great adventure of my life—working for the Airdrie […]
In recent weeks, there’s been a great deal of discussion about the potential closure of the Treaty #3 Police Service. Both the provincial and federal governments have called the situation a “labour dispute,” and refused to get involved. This despite the fact that both levels of government are responsible for […]
