All posts by George Walters

George Walters is a Canadian columnist and author with more than forty years of writing experience. For over twenty years he has written a weekly column for Postmedia Network — Canada's largest newspaper chain — never missing a single week, publishing fifty-two stories a year. Combined with his work in Reader's Digest Community Voices, World News, Country Living, The Country Register, and farm and rural lifestyle magazines across Canada, he has published well over two thousand stories drawn from everyday life. He writes about farm work, fishing, old trucks, and the kind of people you only find in small towns — but just as likely he'll hand a voice to a weathered telephone pole, or turn his eye on something happening in the world today and tell you exactly what he thinks about it. No subject is off limits. If there's a story in it, George will find it. He has been called a philosopher of everyday life, a description that came up more than once during his television appearances over the years — and it's not hard to see why. His writing has a way of making the ordinary feel worth sitting with. He is the author of eleven books, including yearly short story collections and the Clay Moretti Files mystery series. Clay is a fifty-year-old private investigator who drives a 1967 Ford Galaxie, smokes cigars, and operates by a code the modern world gave up on a long time ago. The cases are present day. The man handling them is not. All titles are available in paperback and eBook on Amazon. Together, George and his wife Ruth have also created Elmer Finds His Way, the first in what he hopes will be a long series of children's books. Ruth did all the illustrations, as she has for every one of George's books — and beyond that she designed and painted the covers as well. Her work is woven into every page of everything he has published. A few words from readers: "I pulled up a kitchen chair and read your story three times." "You have a way of making a person homesick for a place they haven't been to." "Thank you for writing things that make old people and kids feel the same way at the same time." All my titles are available in paperback and eBook on Amazon.ca here.

Hydro Rates In Ontario

Hmm … maybe this is partially why our Hydro Rates are so high here in Ontario. Now, I’m just saying …..

You can read the whole article here: Hydro Rates

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Chemicals in our Food Wrappings

I see they have now found dangerous chemicals in food wrappers at some large fast-food restaurants and grocery chains.
Damn … just when my wife and I were starting to enjoy a Burger out from time to time. Take out that is.
You can read the whole article here: Unsafe Food Wrappers.

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What’s Happening On March 26/2022

Good Morning. It’s a cloudy morning here in Northern Ontario, Canada. It is also a bit on the cool side too, with the temperature waking up sitting at -0.8 C | 30.56 F. And the not so good part, it will get even colder for the next couple of days, with a bit of snow mixed in for good measure. At any rate, there isn’t anything we humans can do about it other than find some things to do where it is warm. It’s that time of year. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning, which should make travelling pretty good today.

On another note, I worked steadily once again helping my little woman decorate our small gift shop. It’s coming along and is beginning to look like a store. Today I will be helping her with some other things that need doing. Which will keep us both busy for most of the day.

I have heard we have a few people infected here in our small community, so extra care will have to be taken if out and about. Jake’s restaurant had a sign on it closed. But it’s to be expected with the masks being removed, and a lot of folks not taking precautions any more. With that, I am off for a boiled egg and a piece of toast that my lovely wife is making for me. Have a great day and stay safe. GW

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Episode97: What Once Was

Episode 97: Good Morning! Some have emailed me asking. “Where is the next episode.” Well … truth be told I have been so busy lately I didn’t have time. Sorry about that. But I do have one today. I hope you enjoy What Once Was. Have a great day. GW

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