Author Archives: Fred Wallace

Hi, this is Fred Wallace with ” Off the Wire “. Through the years when April 1st has fallen on a Monday through Friday, we’ve dedicated this segment to a April Fool’s joke, som...

Hi, this is Fred Wallace with ” Off the Wire “. If he hasn’t already, in very short order, Southampton resident Greg Ireland will emerge from quarantine. Ireland who coached the Owen...

Hi, this is Fred Wallace with ” Off the Wire “. The 2020 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection is set for Saturday with the North Bay Battalion holding the 1st pick overall and the Owen...

Hi, this is Fred Wallace with ” Off the Wire “. On my bulletin board there’s a sequence of adages, mantras and guidelines for getting through life both on a day to day basis and in t...

Hi, this is Fred Wallace with ” Off the Wire “. I planned to do this on this date a long time ago, and the stipulated end of the Ontario Hockey League season should have no impact on the o...

Hi, this is Fred Wallace with ” Off the Wire “. The good folks who operate the Bayshore Race sent me a gentle reminder that the Early Bird deadline for the 2020 event is coming up; next Tu...

Hi, this is Fred Wallace with ” Off the Wire “ With time on my hands, I got rummaging in a photo book over the weekend and came across a picture taken exactly 50 years ago on March 23rd, 1...

Hi, this is Fred Wallace ” Off the Wire “. On a night when the Owen Sound Attack were scheduled to host the London Knights, the season was cancelled; the season, one of many casualties of ...

Hi, this is Fred Wallace with ” Off the Wire “. A week ago, when the National Hockey League suspended their operations and the Ontario Hockey League, among others, followed suit, there was...

Hi, this is Fred Wallace with ” Off the Wire “. Just before the sports world at every level was halted there was a neat session conducted at, and for the benefit of, the Big Bruce Volleyba...