My father died on Oct. 12, 1974. It was the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend. The day was cold, a light skiff of snow lay on the ground, and my heart seemed to stop beating with his. I’m not sure when my heart started beating again; I can’t remember. Didn’t notice […]
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It was a very bad week for Canada’s veterans. So bad was it that my friend and colleague Peter Stoffer, the MP for Sackville Eastern Shore and NDP Veterans Affairs critic, called it “one of the worst weeks for veterans and their families ever.” The first blow for veterans came […]
Several years ago, I discovered Keith Harrell’s book “Attitude Is Everything: Ten Life-Changing Steps to Turning Attitude into Action.” Since that time, whenever I find myself in a bad mood, Harrell’s 10 steps help me turn it around. •Step 1—Understand the power of attitude. Adjust your attitude and change your […]
This coming Monday, families across Canada will celebrate Thanksgiving. By the second Monday of October, most crops already are harvested and are stored. The corn, wheat, oats, and barley have been tilled back into the ground. The last of the squash and pumpkins have been taken in, the onions have […]
Overdue congratulations to district runners who turned in some great results at a pair of running events last month. At the Walker North Country Races in Walker, Mn. on Sept. 21, Devlin resident Freeda Carmody, 75, placed first in the female 70-and-up age category in the half-marathon with a time […]
It should come to no surprise to anybody reading this column that fishing plays a big role in my life throughout the year. I have loved to fish since a very young age and have chosen a career path in the fishing industry. Some months are better than others for […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Agnes Hill announces her passing on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 at the UBC Transitional Care Unit in Vancouver, B.C. at the age of 92. Agnes was born in Nagyborzsony, Hungary on Aug. 8, 1921 to Martin and Agnes Kempf. She emigrated […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Louise Frances LaBossiere announces her passing on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. Louise was born May 18, 1938 in Prince Albert, Sask. to Gertrude and Harold Neufeld. She married Omer in 1965 […]
The greatest mushroom and blueberry patch in Heaven now has someone special walking there with a huge smile on his face. Joseph (Joe) Olynyk entered into Heaven on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013 at the age of 83 due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. Joe was born Aug. 26, 1930 in […]
Dear editor: Last week’s bear attack near Peterborough is an important reminder to people, and provincial politicians in particular (because bear management is provincial responsibility), of the benefits of a spring bear hunt. Ontario’s spring bear hunt was a successful wildlife population management tool to assist in maintaining the abundance […]
Dear editor: Re: a notice in the Times last week by the Rainy River District School Board to hold a meeting on Nov. 19 at a business in Fort Frances. This meeting is for the school board to receive information from the three Pupil Accommodation Review processes that were held […]
