BRUYERE–Born to Steve and Holly, nee Gosselin, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Jax Glenn Charles, weighing 6 lbs. 5 oz. on August 22, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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Since the beginning of the summer break in Parliament, there have been some important developments on the Senate scandal which keeps going and growing, so here is a bit of an update. Prime Minister Stephen Harper took a beating about the Senate scandal in Question Period in the lead-up to […]
For years, many have raised concern about the ability of businesses, unions, and other entities to use their financial power to influence decisions. In recent years, many governments have taken steps to reduce that influence—banning donations from businesses and unions in hopes of levelling the playing field. Ontario is not […]
There was no Internet. There was no Sunday afternoon opening weekend NFL football. There was no lazy Sunday morning breakfast. There was no “Sunday Morning” television and CBC was absent from the airwaves. My cellphone became intermittent and our land lines at the lake were silent. We almost were pulled […]
Back in 1996, two of Sioux Narrows’ most passionate and successful bass anglers came up with the idea to have a tournament on the second weekend in September. Former Kenora Bass International champions Chris Bell and Mel Giesbrecht figured it was a way to give businesses in the town an […]
Do you remember being eight or nine years old and reciting Walter De la Mare’s poem, “Some One?” It was one of my favourite poems. Someone came knocking at my wee small door; Someone came knocking I’m sure sure sure. Ringing any bells? I clearly recall standing at the front […]
I own a brand new car—and I made that dream come true all on my own. I wrote the above sentence with some reluctance because I didn’t want to toot my own horn. But what the heck. I deserved, 110 percent, the shiny new wheels filled with nitrogen, the new […]
Despite the fact we have been experiencing beautiful weather these past few weeks, the fields are pretty darn wet! The heavy rainfalls we’ve been receiving, coupled with the shorter days, don’t allow for things to dry up too quickly. I still have water standing here at the Emo Agricultural Research […]
This column most closely will resemble Forrest Gump’s legendary box of chocolates—you never know what you’re going to get. So reach into this goodie bag of tidbits and see if you pull out anything you’re interested in. And if you come up empty, I’ll remember to throw in a Tootsie […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo The following is Part 2 of an article providing information on weaning calves, continuing with potential problems: 8. Feed change Avoid drastic feed changes. A change in diet requires the growth of different organisms in the rumen to digest the feed. Depending on the […]
Somehow, I think I was born with the love of coffee. It’s in my genes. When I was a baby, my Great Aunt Annie took care of me one time and couldn’t get me to stop crying. So she fed me “coffee soup”–milk laced with coffee. After that, I was […]
