We finished our first cut of all our forage plots at the Emo Agricultural Research Station last week. We decided to cut the remainder with our haybine despite the fact the weather looked a little questionable for the weekend. My comment was “it’s not calling for a whole lot of […]
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As the House of Commons rises for the summer and the 41st Parliament comes to an end in a few short months, it seems fitting to reflect back on the past four years. I’m sure we all remember the historic election results of May 2, 2011 that propelled the NDP […]
Well, folks, I can sail. Yes I can. I raised my own mainsail and my own working jib and, as forecast, headed out for my very first sail on my own sailboat last Tuesday (June 16). It was a defining moment in my life. Granted, I did have a consummate […]
June is a fun month. The leaves are all out and the pollen is falling from the pine trees, fertilizing the flowers that will, in a couple of months, produce cones for the squirrels to feed on. All the annual flowers have been planted and their blooms brighten our neighbourhoods. […]
I was listening to a conversation in a coffee shop the other day where several people were discussing the taste of food (I confess; I was eavesdropping). One person was saying he didn’t like his partner’s potato salad. “It has all the ingredients of your mother’s potato salad,” she replied […]
Last week, I spent a lot of time with some of the great kids here in Rainy River District! My week started off with our 4-H Beef Club meeting. Jaden Woolsey offered to host our club for our third meeting and I decided that night that we just might have […]
This week, my column comes from a hotel room in La Plata, Md. overlooking the Potomac River, site of the final FLW Tour event of the season. It’s been a long run for the past few weeks since I left home in early June for Lake Chickamauga. Since there only […]
June is one of my favourite months. Come to think about it, June is my favourite month! Garden lettuce, plump fresh strawberries, sparkling fireflies, bright orange lilies, green grass without watering. Usually not too hot or too cold. June is so lush—especially this year! A little too lush, granted, in […]
It’s been so long since I’ve written a column, I had to go back and find the last one to make sure I didn’t repeat myself. OK, my memory isn’t that bad (yet). But while I spend this week on holidays, I figured it was a good time to put […]
Two interesting things happened in Toronto earlier this month: NDP leader Tom Mulcair gave a lunchtime speech to the Economic Club of Canada—and the CEOs and business leaders in attendance gave him a standing ovation when he finished. Since I feel the most important issue facing all Canadians is the […]
By the time you read this in the newspaper on June 17, I will have left the dock on my own boat, raised sails by myself, and used the wind as my journeyman. That most awesome event happened after work last night (June 16). But I’m writing this on June […]
In Canada, we are gearing up for an election in October. Various news agencies constantly are polling households each evening to determine which of the three parties—Liberal, NDP, or Conservative—would have your vote if you were going to the polls the following day. The results are published and the news […]
