I sometimes feel a conundrum in that the child version of myself is obligated to exist inside this aging body that I am carting around these days. I seem to know or understand less about this human race we are part of than I did when I was eight years […]
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Words don’t fail me now. Maybe if I cruised around on my lawn tractor, Big JD, and cut the lawn, I’d think of something to write about. I do most of my best thinking while riding that green machine. In the nearly 20 years that I have owned Big JD, […]
A gift. I think that’s where the contrarian cacophony began. Perhaps it was also the admiration of the rebel. Likely, through the introduction of dry, witty humour before I could tie my shoes (I also wore Velcro shoes until I was almost 12, so maybe it is a moot point). […]
I stood proudly on the pool deck of the Canada Games Complex as the words to “O Canada” reverberated around the stands. It was the second of three nights of finals swimming as part of an international invitational swim meet. The Stars and Stripes began the evening celebration, but I […]
Once again, I am sitting waiting for a flight to Toronto as I write this “Moos” update. I had a BFO Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, so I’m making my way back home after the meeting. It will be a long day, and I will wait and see what the […]
Here are some handy garden tips to keep in mind this gardening season:
The Township of LaVallee Seniors 55 plus Recreational Committee is hosting a coffee break afternoon. This long-awaited coffee break takes place June 30, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the newly renovated hall. Come out and see the improvements and updates that have taken place at the hall and […]
Did you know? Between April 2011 and April 2023, 210 reported injuries in Canada were linked to fireworks and similar products. This data comes from the Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (CHIRPP) database. In addition, recent consumer fireworks incidents throughout Canada in 2025 highlight these safety risks. In […]
Prison gardens foster rehabilitation and healing for incarcerated men, according to a study funded by The Canadian Institute of Health Research, reported on in 2019. Many agriculture programs in the correctional system focus on the financial benefit of offsetting institutional costs, but in Canada, a prison garden program engages incarcerated […]
At my coffee discussion group the other day, we began discussing some of the barriers that patients in Northwestern Ontario face when medical procedures take place out of province. Rather than having some tests such as CT scans, MRIs and echocardiograms performed in our communities, we are often required to […]
The middle of June has arrived. How quickly the days pass by! Our winter wheat is nearly fully headed out, but it isn’t very tall. I think our long, cool spring, which turned into hot summer weather, has played havoc on some of our crops. If you have alfalfa in […]
Last month’s column started to take a look at the question of whether or not just one person can make a difference. We touched on the fact that often we consider ourselves to be just a normal person and therefore unable to make much difference. Most of us can probably […]
