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do some tournaments with my partner this
summer - I think we would crush it.”

One of Thompson’s favourite fishing
memories so far is when she caught her first
two muskies, 30 minutes apart. “It was the first
time I went out to catch one. The sunset was
gorgeous, the water was like glass, and it was
5:30am. By 7:00am, I had caught my first one

and then not even 30 minutes later, I caught
my second. It was insane,” said Thompson.
“A fish of a thousand casts, and I caught two
the first time I ever went out for them. It was
truly an experience. The power in those fish
is amazing, and they’re so beautiful to catch.”

Thompson’s favourite place to fish is the St.
Lawrence River, of course!
“We have the best fishing around. I mean,
people come from all over to fish our waters. I
feel so blessed to have grown up where I did.
My Tota says that a good fisherman doesn’t
give up his secrets,” said Thompson. “You

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Wow, I never expected the Ottawa Senators to land D-man Jakob
Chychrun from the Phoenix Coyotes.

The Coyotes play home games in a 5000-seat University arena.
Whistle Stops With all their recent trades they will now have a team that should compete
Whistle Stops
at the University level.
The “Team” has just completed Issue # 122, and as always, I
would like to thank Lynn (Graphic Design), Marion (Editor), Bernadette The Colts are right in the mix for the final playoff spot this year.
I have enjoyed going to the games on Thursday nights. They have an
(Website), our writers, Molly, Victoria, Thom, Casey, Jim, Carrie, and
Christine. Thanks to our editorial columnists, Jim, Jorge, Dave, Peter, entertaining team to watch.
Nikolai, Janeen, Alex, Roxee, Rosanne, Brad, Thorin, and Grant. Cheers Congrats to all the participants of the Big Ben Park Jam
to The Sports Panel: Peter, Jake, and Jim. Appreciation goes out to competition. Brett Lauzon and his team have done an amazing job in
our neighborly advice columnists Brian, Mike, and Max, our crossword turning Big Ben into a “go-to” destination for our local snowboard /
puzzle writer Doug, as well as our distribution manager, Rene, our ad skiing kids.
salesman, Gord, our distribution locations, our advertisers, and of course
the people who are featured in our stories. I hope you enjoy # 122. Other than a TV market (which NHL deals are crumbling as cable
companies are going broke) I can’t understand why Gary Bettman is so
My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Ukraine. committed in keeping the Coyotes in Arizona. My vote, Quebec City,
over any other US city.
Wishing the Girls U13 Typhoons all the best in their quest for
the Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup. The team has a chance to win $100 Winners Never Quit, and Quitters Never Win!
000.00 with the proceeds going to Beyond 21. Just competing for this cup ‘Signing out until next month,’
makes them a winner in my books. The winning team will be announced
on Hockey Night in Canada, March 11th. Mike Piquette, Publisher