I grew up on Third Street behind the Sportsplex and the bush began just behind the alleyway. It was my playground. Our neighbour once shot a deer from his back step, but we never saw any deer in the bush as we travelled the area from Third Street to the […]

I have felt certain about very few things, if any, in my life, and I saw this conundrum of mine as a personality flaw, in that my uncertainty made me malleable and wishy-washy, incapable of having a firm opinion on any subject, none of which seemed like good traits to […]

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mary Winifred Spear. She was born on December 30, 1928, in Valetta, Malta, moving to England when she was 3, and Canada in 1975. After 10 days in Huntsville hospital with family beside her, she passed away peacefully at […]

The first Bassmaster Elite series tournament of the season took place this past weekend in South Florida on Lake Okeechobee, a legendary venue that I’ve visited several times in the past. I mentioned in a recent column that my first pro tournament took place at Okeechobee back in 2012, an […]

For most of my life, I’ve (a) watched (b) covered (c) played this sport, yet I just discovered the real genesis of curling. I mean, the curling that has made the Scotties Tournament of Hearts and the Tim Hortons Brier so big, so rich and so professional that “free-agent” curlers […]

Born to David and Kailey, nee Curtis, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Charlie Gwen, weighing 7 lbs 4 oz on February 13, 2023 at Thunder Bay Regional Hospital, Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Born to Lauren Degagne and Jeremy Gruttner, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Cole Bradley, weighing 8 lbs 13 oz on February 7, 2023 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.