Opinion

On the prairies it’s been said that the measure of a community can be determined by the number of people who brave below zero temperatures to attend the annual Remembrance Day ceremonies.

I love serendipity; my wife loves fascinating numbers – especially numbers on our car’s odometer. Now, delight in pleasant surprises is self-explanatory.

One has to wonder why National Hockey League players are not pushing to get back to work and making some money to support themselves and their families.

Well, where to begin? I guess that would be the morning of Nov. 1 at the Calgary airport. My wife Sue and I were off to New York, where I was intending to run in the New York City Marathon.

As this issue of the Cochrane Eagle goes to press, voting is still under way to choose the next President of the United States. But never let it be said that the winner, whichever that may be, doesn’t have a prayer.

There’s a lot of hot air about the construction of a wind turbine unit at Cochrane High School.

When that winter weather blows in and all you are doing with your equine friends is keeping them fed and watered and sheltered from the weather, you can ponder the learning opportunities coming your way.

In a recent column, I suggested that the National Hockey League be blown up and restarted under a more reasonable financial structure. It would upset the players in a big way and please the owners in an even bigger way.

I don’t usually review books in my column. It took over a year for local author James Black to convince me to read For Freedom & Honour, but once I started I couldn’t put it down.

It is around that time of year when pumpkins are carved, the daylight hours have shortened, and the temperatures take a steady dive. I am excited for an annual fishing trip to Smithers, B.C., to chase for the famous steelhead in the Bulkley River.