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.

Dear Zachary: a letter to a son about his father.” A Movie You All Should Watch

You know, for years I have always said that a lot of our laws here in Canada aren’t worth the ink to put them on paper and still do.  For most parts a lot of these laws we have, only protect the guilty and the innocent get hurt or killed.   The guilty here in Canada in a lot of cases goes Scot free, or if anything, they are out on bail in a matter of hours.   I sit back some times and wonder, what goes through these Powers To Be’s minds, knowing though that I can never figure them out, as, well, their minds are corrupt in ways beyond my vision or thinking.   Now why I am writing this article, is to promote a movie, that I think every one here in Canada should watch, maybe watch twice.     It’s called; Dear Zachary: a letter to a son about his father.” This movie I should tell you, is one that will stay with you for the rest of your life.  It also shows you how the laws here in Canada can let the guilty go free and how that in part allows the innocent to get killed.

Here is  a link if you are thinking like I am, so that you can write your member in Parliament and let them know your thoughts on the subject. What they do with your letter? Well who knows but if for nothing else you have done your part in maybe saving another person’s life.  Also, there is a lot of other info about the movie when you get to this site, so take a minute to look around.  After that or before if you so choose, go on out and  pick up a copy, sit down and see how a bit of our legal system here in Canada works. Just click the link below where it says, Dear Zachary: Support Bail Reform. My Opinion Only

Dear Zachary: Support Bail Reform

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“Books By The Bay” July 17th-19th

Just thought I would keep you folks informed of the upcoming event, Books By The Bay.  It will be held in Callander July 17 – 19.   My lovely wife and myself will be speaking for a half hour or so on July 17th, at 7:30 PM.  Hope to see you all there and make sure you say hello.  Looking forward to it.  Here is the link, it will take you to a place where everything is explained.    Run your mouse over the Books By The Bay Below, click on it and wolla!!!

Books By The Bay

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Book Signing Picture, At Gulliver’s In North Bay

Thought I would share a picture of my lovely wife and myself at our book signing in North Bay.  The picture was taken by our very good friend Suzanne Brooks, owner of Gulliver’s in North Bay.

I would also like to give you a link to Gulliver’s in North Bay, as my books are readily available for you there also, along with lots of others. Great folks to deal with too.    Here is the link. Just run your mouse over where it says, Gulliver’s – Home Page, click, and your on your way.

Gullivers – Home Page

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Ruth & George Walters. Picture taken by Suzanne Brooks. Great picture.

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When A Soft Drink Comes To Mind, Think, Aspartame

You know, I was reading the paper the other day and spotted this article about the schools here in Ontario are thinking they might not allow regular soft drinks in the schools anymore, unless they only sell the diet kind with Aspartame.  Now being an old farmer, I got to thinking about them few words. As over the years I have dealt with all kinds of poisons, pesticides and things.  Through my eyes, Aspartame is not a good thing to be putting into anyone’s body, especially our young ones.  It has been found to  lead to the degeneration of brain cells and various mental disorders, according to a research review conducted at the University of Pretoria and the University of Limpopo and published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.  But myself I think it does a lot more than just that once in your body.  Now that is just a couple places that has done some research on the stuff, there are hundreds more.  But it doesn’t take a scientist to see how dangerous Aspartame is.  How would I know? Well, here is a simple experiment you could try which will show you how dangerous this stuff really is.   Just take a few packages and sprinkle it around an Ant Hill.  The ants will take the sweetener  back to their nest, which in turn after just a few short days kill the whole nest.  Kind of makes you think doesn’t it.  The best you can do, if you so desire a soft drink, is to drink the regular kind, not the one with aspartame in it, along with remembering the word, moderation.    I firmly believe, that today these so called health officials all got blinders on. and as my old Dad used to say. “Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” Hey! I like a good old coke every once in a while, as well as the next guy or gal.  So … when I seen this article I just had to, well you all know, yep, let you know my opinion on the subject.

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Black Fly Season Is Upon Us Here In The North

Well I got to tell you, them old black flies are sure out there with a vengeance this year.   I just hill-ed up my tomatoes and moved a few things around a bit in my veggie garden and looking down at my pant legs I seen they were just covered.  They are pretty smart too, as they like to climb up under your clothes and have lunch.   The doctor told me I was looking good the other day, when I went in for a visit, saying. “You must be outside a lot George, as you have lost your winter weight.”  I said, “Yep, but I think the reason for loosing a bit of weight is that the black flies are carrying me off a little at a time.”   They don’t usually bother me to much, but they sure love my wife.  Reason being they like to get into her hair and hide.  Thing one has to remember is, not to put on any smelly soaps or perfumes.   Folks that wear them things up here in our neck of the woods are just asking for trouble, as they can smell you a mile away, and they know it’s humans they are smelling too.  But they will soon be gone as I spotted a couple dragon flies, and once they  get to eating it doesn’t take them long to clean them up.   Also the bats eat a lot of skitters, so don’t be trying to rid your back yard of them.  Also remember, if you got some Comfrey growing in your back yard, it is one of the best things you can put on your bites and things, as it will stop the itch within minutes.  Also buy up some ivory soap and wash your face and hands with it as the bugs doesn’t like the smell.  Mothers Day to Fathers Day I always say that’s when the black flies are at their worst.   So………………there you go, will talk at you all a bit later.  Thinking, nice cup of coffee now and watch my wife dust the house.  Rough life huh???

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In Closing, I Would Like to Wish You Well!

George Walters | [email protected]