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There are a few things in life where you probably don’t want to be anywhere near when they occur. Wandering the streets of Pamplona, Spain during the running of the bulls, or arriving at a English soccer match only to a see a full-fledged riot break out in the terraces, […]

As spring turns into summer, fishing tournaments start happening and go on just about every weekend somewhere across this region. I live for fishing tournaments and though I prefer bass the most, I enjoy getting after walleyes, as well. I love the competition, the camaraderie, and spending long days on […]

We finally have had a few summer-like days and it sure feels good. At the agricultural research station in Emo, we started to cut some of our forages and I was quite shocked at how good it was. I didn’t expect it to be as “growthy” as it was since […]

By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo The following is the second of a two-part article on lowering predation losses, from Barry Potter, Livestock Specialist, OMAFRA: Donkeys, llamas, dogs, and horses all have been used as livestock guardian animals. Most large sheep producers, for instance, rely on dogs. Dogs that are […]

Father’s Day is this Sunday. I’m not certain that it was a big day in our household growing up, although certain memories still come back to me. After my father gave up cigarettes, he became a pipe smoker and one of the gifts he received on Father’s Day were aromatic […]

Last week was the first week of the 41st Parliament and for many it had the same feel as that first day of school. Voters from all across Canada chose a very different group of people to represent them and there are many fresh faces now mixed in with the […]

For years, I’ve been advertising my column in “Editor and Publisher,” and other journalism publications, as “an upbeat senior column” and a “Lively look at the senior years. Motivational and Empowering.” But last weekend, I felt neither upbeat nor empowered. Or even motivated. I felt terribly depressed–a rare state for […]

Do you think wild felines ever pass by you sight unseen? Maybe cats are in the shadows more often than most people tend to realize. There even is talk of the odd cougar sighting in Northwestern Ontario. I’ve heard two first-hand accounts of people who state they’ve witnessed a puma […]

Father’s Day is this coming Sunday—an occasion someone put on a calendar that has children buying golf balls and fishing hooks, tracing around their hands, and trying to do jobs that are too big. When I was eight, I found a broken barn board in the granary and I hammered […]