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The charge was unauthorized, and my card had been hacked, but there was nothing I could do on a holiday but log into my account and freeze my card.
At least I had that option.
So began a stressful start to a year that has been a real kick in the teeth, at times, on just about every level imaginable, thanks in large part to a pandemic that continues to interrupt our lives nearly 10 months after its ugly arrival.
Traditionally, my first column of the new year is a look ahead with anticipation of what’s in store for the coming months. The column published Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, was no exception and highlighted a July fly-in fishing trip some friends and I had been planning for months to a remote lake in northwestern Ontario.