Editorial / Opinion
After eight years of the NDP-Liberal government, life has never been more expensive. To make matters worse, on April 1st, they will be hiking the carbon tax again---this time by 23%---on gas, heat, and groceries...
Time Change Weekend has become a pleasant event for us over the years...
Darlene Angeconeb, Kirk Davis, Jaxson Coughlin, and Jahmai Douglas answer this week's question.
I was elated when two new businesses, the Dollar Store and the Clark's Bait and Tackle, opened up in Sioux Lookout,..
I fell into a pit.
Many years ago I dug a pit for eventual use as a gray water system at camp. It's been sitting unused for several summers...
This week, I attended the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto to meet with industry leaders and highlight the mining potential of our region...
Holden Salter, Dan Fraser, Adeline Culham, and Gabrielle Wesley
answer this week's question.
After 8 years of this NDP-Liberal government, First Nations are being shortchanged. According to the Parliamentary Budget Officer, the government did not achieve better results despite significant increases in spending for Indigenous services...
This picture of me on a duck hunting trip 63 years ago reminded me of my friend, Simon Rooster, here in Sioux Lookout. Simon passed away 20 or 25 years ago...
Manuela Michelizzi, Jade Whiskeyjack, Chancillor Crane, and Nelson Agustin answer this week's question.
I enjoyed a busy week meeting with residents in the region. I started the week in Red Lake to attend the winter carnival. It was great to connect with residents and enjoy the festivities...
We like wildlife around the camp. For many years I have declared our property a sanctuary...
Morgan Harder, Shadow Rae, Abeer Rafi, and Komal Vijay Shah
answer this week's question.
Some people thought my comments were "follow the crowd" jibes at our national airline. They are not. They are expressions of absolute disgust for poor performance, especially in the customer relations department...
After 8 years of Justin Trudeau, Canadians don't feel safe walking down the street. And the NDP-Liberal government is doing nothing to stop it. In fact, they are making it worse...
Fred Vanderploeg, Kiiwedin Albany, Bobbi Roberts, and Mohammad Matloob answer this week's question...
Meet Wendell the Redpoll. This morning he woke up in the branches of a big spruce tree outside our cabin. Nothing distinguished Wendell from five dozen other Redpolls, comfortably clutching the branches of their overnight lodging...
It was a pleasure to attend the Kenora & District Chamber of Commerce's awards banquet. Our region has so much to offer, and it was on full display. Congratulations to all the award winners...
Brennan Hochstedler, Preston Turtle and daughter Kayla Turtle, Maguire Rose, and Heather Cummine answer this week's question.
I would like to start off by saying that I hope I have been a courteous and considerate driver for many years. I also spend a lot of my time walking and I would like to think I am a courteous walker as well...
It is great to be back in Ottawa to bring everyone's concerns to House of Commons as sittings resumed this week...
Serendipity! Yesterday I felt like a maple tree with the sap running after a cold night...
Have you ever dealt with a bureaucrat in a big city many miles away, to register for something important?
I enjoyed participating in Valleyview Public School's literacy week by reading stories to students. I also met with Chief Clayton Wetelainen in Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation...