Carl Schubring, a former editor of the Fort Frances Times, jokingly told me the following story. When the community had a sole lawyer, the poor lawyer could barely put food on the table for his family. When a second lawyer appeared on the scene, together they comfortably could feed their […]
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When asked, I rarely tell people my age. Not that I mind people knowing how many birthdays I’ve had, but it seems to me that my chronological age doesn’t say much about me as a person. My assessment is that my hair is the colour of a 70-year-old, I laugh […]
First of all, I think “Old Man Winter” should read the book, “The Language of Letting Go.” I think the crusty cold curmudgeon has some serious issues. Secondly, if he doesn’t let go soon, I will put on my “Gandalf” hat, slam my wooden scepter into an axe-handle deep snow […]
I love watching curling on television. Always have, so you can’t blame it on my age. My daughters groan when I tune in to curling and they roll their eyes as if I’ve just made the lamest confession of all time; as if I showed up at their workplace with […]
Stephen Harper’s Conservatives—the very people who claim they are the best political choice to put behind the wheel of Canada’s economy during difficult times—appear to be driving our economic bus over a fast-approaching cliff. The warning signs are becoming more numerous and more severe. The Canadian economy is reeling from […]
More snow—I think we all have the same feelings about this! As well, our Food Security Action Day had to be postponed for a second time because of snow. It now is re-scheduled for Wednesday, April 10 and we only can hope for a more spring-like day. On the bright […]
By Melanie Mathieson The Gardening Guru Light, temperature, humidity, and ventilation are chief home environmental factors affecting plant growth. Any one of these in incorrect proportions will prevent proper plant growth indoors. Before purchasing any house plant, you need to do your research, as well as take a look at […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo The following is Part 2 of an article on frost seeding, which is used to improve productivity and forage quality of pastures and hay fields by broadcasting seed on frozen ground. This article will deal with species selection, seeding rates, and harvest management: Red […]
For those us who like to spend time fishing, the winter in our region is always long. We have a lot of ambition for those first few trips of the season. Once we get into January and February, however, we go because we like to be out there—though most days […]
As Lakers’ head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan rightly put this week, everything that has happened during the regular season between the Fort Frances Lakers and Dryden Ice Dogs has to be put in the rearview mirror. Yes, the Lakers did win the season series over their long-time rivals […]
My colleague, Catherine Fife from Kitchener-Waterloo, introduced a bill this past week that would limit the ability of a government to prorogue, or shut down, the legislature. As we saw with the federal Conservatives in 2008 and the McGuinty Liberals last fall, prorogation is a tool that can be abused […]
A report in the Falls Journal noted that Borderland already had received 14 more inches of snow this year than is normal—and that was without Saturday’s snowfall. And we have a higher amount of snow still sitting on the ground than we normally do. As you read this, the official […]
