Opinion

Now that the Thanksgiving turkey is digested, Cochrane seniors can look forward to more events at Seniors on the Bow (SOTB). Today (Oct. 15) noon the mini food course will happen.

We’re approaching Thanksgiving once again in Canada, a time when families are united around fun, feasting, and fond memories. But for many in the mountainous State of Guerrero in southern Mexico, family reunion is a dream longing to be realized.

Word travels fast in Water Valley, and when residents in the community heard that I was doing a story on one of their own, anticipation and excite started to grow. Jack Eby was born in Hood River, Oregon, Oct.

In November 2003, I resigned from my job as the human resources manager for Falconbridge Ltd, a mid-sized mining company. I was 47 years old and my wife, Wendy, had died two years earlier of cancer.

How long could you take being completely alone? Could you last one week? One month? Two years? And what if your total isolation was compounded by a constant fight for survival? These are the very questions that are addressed in Andy Weir’s 2011 novel

What more can I say in praise of the lingering autumn we’re experiencing in our area this year? I thought I’d said enough in last week’s column. But your gracious responses suggest there’s a lot more that can be said.