Remembering my dad…
“Hello” and “Coca-Cola” were the only two words he knew in English when he stepped off the ship in Quebec City in 1926. He had seen an ad in the
Help us keep our local performance Arts
They are vital to our future By Dorothy Dobbie The COVID-19 forced shut down has displaced many fine people from their livelihoods and threatened, even ended, some of our small
Back to back
Is it just me … … or is it time to get back to normal, or, the New Normal, as it were, or is? Spring is back. Time to get
Treasure or trash?
Over the past several years, I have had the task of sorting through years of collectibles; old photographs and memorabilia that have belonged to the older generations of my family.
Two to six doing it right
I enjoy feeding birds all year long but there is something about the summer season that makes me love it so much more. The beautiful colours of birds, having my…
Mitigate break-ins at your home
By James Hamm When we started to write this column, we thought this is the perfect time of year for folks to think about the small steps they can take
Woodstock, Manitoba style
On Sunday, May 24, 1970, 50 years ago this month, Manitoba experienced its very own Woodstock. Billed as the Niverville Pop Festival, the event was staged in a farmer’s field
Notes from the bridge
By Adam Glynn In over a decade of working in broadcasting I never thought I’d have a commute of only 10 steps, or a dress code which permits me to
Artist Spotlight for May: Gordon Lightfoot
By Helen Harper Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. was born in Orillia, Ont. in 1938. This “Canadian National Treasure” is credited with helping define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and
CJNU Personality of the month : Susan Earl shares her background
My pre-retirement life involved working in health care as a nurse manager in Burns, Plastics, and Head and Neck Oncology, and lastly, as a Director of Care in a long