At a recent breakfast seminar, I had the distinct pleasure of participating in a session with Dr. David Kohl, one of the world’s foremost agricultural economists. He confirmed the future will bring opportunities based on six major concerns for safety, nutrition, homeland food security, energy conservation, and the environment. Our […]

Alex Cruickshank - Out of Bounds

Logical thinking has never been a strong suit of mine. For whatever reason, I seem to think differently than most. My view of the world makes perfect sense to me, but often leaves my friends shaking their heads and asking, “What were you thinking?” Such was the case last week. […]

After my aunt died earlier this year, my brother, his wife, and I went through her belongings and keepsakes. It was quite revealing about my aunt. She liked fine clothing. She enjoyed jewellery. She read a great deal. And she had fine taste in painting. She also had collected many […]

You’ve probably seen the photo-ops: McGuinty government politicians in hard hats, holding shovels, and wearing big smiles as they break ground on private for-profit hospitals. But as the people of North Bay have found out, the reality is that behind the sales job, there is a lot the McGuinty government […]

There has been a rash of fires in Canada. Recently, a child lost his life in an apartment fire in Montreal. The apartment had no smoke alarms. In fact, only two of the 12 apartments in the building had one. All fire deaths are tragic, but it is extremely upsetting […]

With spring finally treating us to the warm weather, we’re anxious to get out into the yard and start our yard and gardening chores. But be cautious when starting spring yard work. Spring lawn care at the right time is important if you want to have a healthy lawn this […]

Maria Sanders, Mary King, Teresa Hazel, and Joan Allison, of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s special events committee, showed off just a sampling of the bags donated to the “Old Bags Lunch” coming up this Saturday. Tickets for the fundraiser, which will start at noon in the cafeteria at […]

Adam Parks, one, of Fort Frances wasn’t sure what to make of a day-old hatchling cuddled by Gertie Boven of Emo Feed Service, where the first batch of baby chicks ordered by area farmers arrived yesterday morning. —Beth Caldwell photo