ONTARIO’S OFFICIAL FLOWER It’s like clockwork. The trilliums blossom and the black flies erupt. Although most are familiar with the white trillium, Ontario’s official flower, there are a total of 50 species native to North America’s temperate regions and Asia. Did you know? The ‘Tri’ is of course from the living Latin meaning ‘three’ […]
A BALANCED DIET by RALPH BICE From April 7, 1976 Not long ago I read an article written by a dietician about what people should eat in order to keep healthy. No doubt the lady had done a lot of research and had many books to guide her. What we are supposed to eat now […]
WHERE DOES THE NORTH BEGIN? By Ralph Bice From September 8, 1976 There have been a number of silly questions bandied about over the years. How long is a piece of string? How far is up? How far can a dog run into the woods? Where can you find a sky hook? But one that […]
WOLVES – Are They Dangerous? By Ralph Bice From Wednesday, November 23, 1977 Anyone old enough to have gone to school away back in the first part of this century will remember the story about the sleigh load of people being chased by a huge pack of wolves. The horses, besides being excited by the […]
STORES OF WOLVES and PEOPLE THE BANCROFT TIMES (B.T.) – July 1904 – “At Portlock, Algoma district, wolves are causing great havoc among cattle and sheep. The farmers are much alarmed. Children are not allowed from their homes.” February 1904 – Alex Morrisey of Turtle River, near Dauphin, had a thrilling experience with a pack […]
WHEN FISHING WAS GOOD and AN INDIAN SUMMER From October 13, 1976 by Ralph Bice The fishing season for 1976 has just about ended. The last weekend was not too nice, and a lot of campers made their final trip to the area, but Saturday and Sunday were rather cold and windy for any comfort […]
ABOUT CORONATIONS To date – May 8, 2023 – I have seen two Royal Coronations; in 1953 Queen Elizabeth11 and 2023 her son Charles 111. Charles the 1st was a victim of English civil war (not very civil) and he lost his head – literally, he was beheaded for treason by the axeman. Charles 1 […]
ONTARIO WOLVES – An Update First Some Background 2001 – COSSARO, the Committee on the Status of Species at Risk in Ontario, deemed the eastern wolf a species of “Special Concern” and the provincial government announced that trapping/killing them in the 39 or 40 (depending upon your source) townships surrounding Algonquin P.P. has come to […]
The IODE by BARNEY MOORHOUSE For Reproduction Rights call Access 1-800-893-5777 PART 2. 1940-1949 The Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire raised $100,000 in just one month to purchase a Bolingbroke Bomber. In 1990, members agreed to help the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum restore a Bolingbroke Bomber, Number 704 IDA, the very same […]
IODE by BARNEY MOORHOUSE For Reproduction Rights call Access 1-800-893-5777 PART 1 The Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire I first learned of the IODE during Miss Coverdale’s, a.k.a. Miss Covergirl’s, grade 13 history class in 1964. In addition to the regular material we learned about The Depression, which, like the war, was seldom mentioned […]
