Oh, but it’s hard to explain how grand my new computer is! Actually, it isn’t a new computer it all. It’s nearly three years old. But after this week’s update, my work life will be easier than ever. To begin with, there’s extra space on my hard drive. Lots of […]
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As a citizen, do you recognize your local fire department as a partner in community services? Your fire department, whether full-time or volunteer, has an important function within your community. The fire department performs fire suppression and life-saving functions, and responds to many other challenging emergencies such as motor vehicles […]
“The Futurist” magazine gathers opinions and prediction from many different sources. Here are a few trends analysts and researchers see beyond 1999. How do they compare to your experience? World affairs Birthrates will fall world-wide as poorer countries develop although no one knows how quickly this will happen. A new […]
By Sam Anderson
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Earthworms, nightcrawlers, wigglers. Whatever your choose to call them, they are by far the most popular bait used in freshwater fishing. While most live baits are limited to certain species of fish, worms are taken by most anything that swims. I have found the very best time to catch crawlers […]
It was a simple little board game. Actually made of flimsy cardboard. But we played it often and had lots of fun. The game came from the Shell gas station and was entirely based on traveling around the country in a motor car with Shell gas as a partner. As […]
Blueberries. In a pie, muffins, blueberry crisp, on your morning cereal, or straight up by the handful, right off the bush. You can’t beat ‘em. They are truly one of the real treats of living in the north. Of course anything worthwhile takes some effort. With blueberries it’s picking them. […]
There are few things I enjoy more in life than garden herbs. I love the flavour they add to cooking. Even more, I love to see them thriving in my back-door herb bed and think of drying them for winter use. Oh, how they run riot when the sun is […]
There is only one thing more satisfying to a woman than being right. That in the process of being right, she proves her husband is wrong. I know this to be the truth. I’m a husband. Brian and Evie were off for a short drive. “Did you lock the front […]
As a part-time firefighter for more than 12 years, I have responded to many other types of emergencies, including vehicle accidents. The number-one cause of accidental deaths in Canada is vehicle accidents, with trips and falls second. Wearing a seat belt in Ontario is the law! Yet many people still […]
By Perry Good
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Outdoors Pro-Mo
When I arrived at the lake around 9 a.m. the temperatures already had reached 78 F. The forecast called for 95 F plus. There was no wind at all, and as the temperature rose, the anglers who were out disappeared to cooler places. The lake was like a watery desert. […]
The largemouth bass is a good-sized fish. It makes fine eating, it puts up a good fight when caught, and it is very prolific. Not much wonder it is the most popular game fish in the U.S. The largemouth is bigger than its close relative, the smallmouth bass. In fact, […]
By Linda Wiens
Quetico Centre
Quetico Centre
They say the best things in life are free. I say the best things in life are free for the taking on. That’s how community spirit grows. It is one of the good things in life, and I’ve just had three great experiences of it. Friends now living in Toronto […]
