Author Archives: James Joyce

The Victoria Day weekend is just around the corner. When I was a wee lad, this was the weekend when we traditionally opened up the family cottage in Lakefield (Quebec, not Ontario). To this day, the backwoods aroma of winter-packed ... Read more »

Given that the Kenyon Presbyterian Church in Dunvegan has one planned for just around the corner, I decided to start this week’s column day by Googling “history of church fundraising suppers.” As I scrolled down the list of 1,600,000 search ... Read more »

As I mentioned in last week’s column, Lori MacMaster and her step dancing students will be holding a recital at Laggan Public School this coming Friday, May 6th. For those of you unfamiliar with this form of dance (as I ... Read more »

I’d like to start this week off with a quick congratulatory message to Dona Addison on her wedding this past Saturday. Before moving to Maxville, Dona raised her family in the beautiful Ontario brick farm house on the 8th of ... Read more »