By Al Lowe
Contributor

The cry of the Loon that haunting call, coming across the lake in the evening. No sound represents Northern Ontario better.

This week was a tough one in Ottawa as the Fair Elections Act battle heated up in committee, huge job cuts at the CBC were announced, and Canada lost one of its best parliamentarians.

This past weekend I was discussing the value of travel in young people’s education with parents from Kenora and Dryden. It is interesting to note that the current generation of young people are more informed, more mobile and more adventurous than previous generations.
When I was growing up the big trip that I remember was travelling west to Saskatchewan to visit relatives of both my mother and father. After that, the only experience I had was travelling with the Muskies to the Centennial tournament in Sudbury in 1967.
Our family focused our vacations in the district.

I am seriously thinking about doubling or tripling the size of my garden this spring.

News Release
RRDSB

Desrosier-Lamoureux
Proud parents Dawn & Mark
are thrilled to announce the
safe arrival of their son Liam
Robert Jean on Jan. 18,
2014 at 2:45 p.m. weighing 7
pounds 7.5 oz.

Simone & Cory Thibault and
big sister Poppy are excited
to announce the safe arrival of
their new baby girl Charlie Gail,
born Jan. 29, 2014 at 1:50 a.m.
weighing 7 pounds 12 oz.

By Walter Wagner
President

Submitted by
Deb Armstrong

Submitted by
Eleanor Wiersema