Mark Carney, when he was running to form the government of Canada, let everyone know that he was going to act quickly and deliberately on making Canada an economic powerhouse. The Carney government is acting with urgency. He brought the premier’s together and received a list of major infrastructure projects […]
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DID YOU KNOW? From 2015 to 2019, unintentional drownings tragically claimed 2,209 lives across Canada. This data, from the 2024 edition of the Canadian Drowning Report, reveals a consistent trend nationwide. WATER RELATED DEATHS Even though the average annual water-related death rate has gone down over the past 30 years, […]
Further to my eavesdropping on children’s conversations, I had the opportunity to listen to two of my grandsons discussing what they were wearing. Liam, who is not yet eight, came down dressed for school wearing a shirt with cheerful bananas on it, paired with shorts covered in orange slices, a […]
The LaVallee Seniors committee will end the season with a potluck meal on Tuesday, June 10, at the Devlin Hall. Everyone 55 plus are welcome to attend. Bring your favourite salad, hotdish or dessert. The meal will be served at noon, followed by an afternoon of visiting. The regular bi-weekly […]
I needed a pick-me-up today, like I do most days, a reminder that many things are going well in this world and opportunities are being created for those who most need it. In my quest for such a story, I stumbled upon the documentary film on Netflix, The Quilters. This […]
On Hockey Night in Canada recently, one commentator said: “There’s nothing like Game Seven overtime.” He is right. Game Seven overtime ends the season, terminating one team’s year with finality and fatality, the clearest definition of “sudden-death” overtime. It also puts an exclamation mark on victory (17 times) sending the […]
When you can’t trust your biggest trading partner, and the whole world is in turmoil, perhaps we should be listening to Mark Carney, our prime minister and leader, and Minister Melanie Joly, who on May 28 commented that Canada should adopt a “wartime philosophy.” Donald Trump united Canadians with his […]
By Liz Adam
Life Coach's Corner
Life Coach's Corner
“Life is like a river. The way of life is to flow with the current. To turn against it takes effort but the current will carry you if you let it.” – Anonymous I just came back from a walk near a river where we live where I enjoy watching […]
DID YOU KNOW? The Canadian Wildland Fire Information System (CWFIS) was developed by Natural Resources Canada. The system monitors fire danger conditions and fire occurrences across Canada. As well, daily weather conditions are collected from across Canada and used to produce fire weather and fire behaviour maps. In addition, satellites […]
Here we are in June and here we are waiting for rain. You know from my past comments I am not one to wish for rain, but as I see the pastures and hay slowing down, I am starting to get a bit nervous. It is all too familiar from […]
Today, he would’ve been 130. Friday is the 90th anniversary of Babe Ruth’s last game. He died 77 years ago. Yet after all these years it’s amazing there are still stories about him, particularly when the stories are new to people like me, who have read extensively about baseball’s most […]
Dahlias are considered one of the most spectacular garden flowers as they can provide the colour and excitement of exotic species that we are unable to plant in our zone. There are thousands of varieties of dahlias that range from the showy dinner-plate size to the bright, little single ones. […]
