Politics have shone through the Liberal carbon tax plan. Originally the Trudeau tax was to be applied to all carbon fuels in Canada. It had been implemented to meet Canada’s carbon reduction targets. However, inflation, and wars have driven up the cost of heating fuels across Canada. Yet now comes […]
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The Semipalmated Sandpipers have departed the Bay of Fundy. They have gone and there are none left as I write this in late October, but before they left, they entertained the sea-goers and birdwatchers with their finely choregraphed flight. The sandpipers are the elite of all airshows, in flocks as […]
Remembrance Day services for rural area are as follows: Saturday November 11th. Church services at the Devlin Hall at 10:15 a.m. Devlin Cenotaph 11a.m. Emo Cenotaph 11:45 a.m. Barwick 1:30 p.m. Stratton 2:00 p.m. Rainy River First Nations, Manitou Cenotaph 2:45 p.m. Emo Legion Freewill lunch 12:30 p.m. Emo Remembrance […]
Ron MacLean, who is sometimes the King of Corn, dropped a clever observation during a more serious Hockey Night in Canada moment. It was about the Brothers Hughes: Quinn (Vancouver Canucks), Jack and Luke (both with the New Jersey Devils). “How would you feel,” MacLean asked, approximately, his panel of […]
At this point of the season, sadly, open water fishing is nearing its end. After a nice month of October, we got hit with our first shot of winter last week and it’s not looking like we’re going to get any more significant warm-ups, but I’m staying optimistic. For the […]
It certainly seems winter had moved in to stay. That was a fast transition. I was complaining about the mud but with these temperatures the mud might not be here for long either. It certainly made us move quickly to get heat on in the water bowls and animals drinking […]
Ann Lamott in Monday’s Washington Post titled her opinion peace “It’s good to remember, we are all living on borrowed time”. I chuckled at the headline as I read her piece and then thought around to this past weekend at a swim meet hosted in Fort Frances by the Cyclones […]
I have jumped on the Connor Bedard bandwagon. I can’t help myself; I’m just another lemming in the mob of lemmings going over the cliff. I was a certified hockey fan at one time. I grew up with Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday nights and not just because we […]
Boo, foodie friends! As the spookiest season of the year creeps in, it’s time to conjure up some spine-tingling treats for your Halloween party. Whether you’re hosting a ghoulish gathering or a haunted housewarming, these eerie eats are bound to cast a deliciously dark spell on your guests. Petrifying Pumpkin […]
When I was a kid, I didn’t like Hal Patterson. Nothing personal, but he played for Hamilton, and the Tiger-Cats were the Grey Cup enemy of “my” Winnipeg Blue Bombers. In three of their championship meetings, Patterson was the receiver and kick returner who couldn’t be stopped. Others ran, he […]
Someone reported seeing a crow lying on its back on an anthill and wondered what it was doing. The answer is simple. Birds find a dusty area and bathe in the dust to rid themselves of fleas. Crows, being intelligent birds, find an anthill and roll around, squishing many ants. […]
In the summer of 2000, I got a phone call in mid-July from then tournament organizer Doug Cain, that I had a spot in the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship if I wanted it. The call happened only about a week before the tournament and I had never been on […]
