We certainly ended up with a pretty decent Easter weekend compared to our neighbours to the north and east. We did see some snow, sleet, and rain early on Saturday, but we missed most of that and the sun was shining later that day! I vaccinated my cows, calves, and […]
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I would like to begin by wishing all of my constituents a very happy spring. I know this past winter has been long, hard, and expensive for the majority of us, and we all are very deserving of a little sunshine, warmth, and, of course, the lower heating costs that […]
This is “Spring Fever” weekend in Emo. This year, it also might be known as the “Cabin Fever Breakout.” The businesses of Emo have, for more than four decades, drawn district residents together to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring and summer. Some 47 years ago, […]
I recently watched a video created by a Dutch father that captured his daughter’s first 14 years in slightly more than four minutes of continuous images of her developing face. The video appears on Facebook and has done the rounds, I would suspect. The idea is a fascinating one—one I […]
With the warmer weather that finally showed up this past weekend across Sunset Country, it finally feels like spring is just around the corner. The snow took a pretty good hit these past few days and it actually was nice to be outside after many months of nasty winter weather. […]
Landscape fabrics can help eliminate weed growth around trees, shrubs, and plants for years when laid done before the application of an organic mulch—saving the time and energy you’ll spend weeding and spraying herbicides. Landscape fabrics are woven, non-woven, or spun-bonded synthetic petroleum products that, when laid on the ground […]
It’s been so long since I’ve written a column, I’m almost not sure where to begin. My apologies for the absence. Trust me, it wasn’t due to a lack of desire to touch base with you all. But it’s been such a vibrant, exciting, and extremely busy sports scene all […]
We certainly still have more snow cover than last year at this time but I’m almost able to get my big ol’ research truck out of the shop! The snow was piled high and so icy that it made it nearly impossible to shovel. I think we’re a few days […]
By Melanie Mathieson The Gardening Guru Gardening season is just around the corner so I always use the last few days of winter for some garden planning. One of the best ways to plan is by using seed catalogues and seed company websites. Mail-order seed catalogues are a useful tool […]
American novelist James Paterson took the road less travelled when he began to write books in the mid-70’s. After reading “The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman,” Paterson decided to break all the rules about how he crafted the books he wrote. He embraced “full-throttle freedom,” learned to trust […]
A sight the other morning made me stop and reflect on what is really memorable and important in life. ’Tis the season of mud puddles and Ava and Colton, my neighbour’s kids, were busy stomping through the lake at the end of their driveway. I shouted over, asking them if […]
This past weekend, I was discussing the value of travel in young peoples’ education with parents from Kenora and Dryden. It is interesting to note that the current generation of young people are more informed, more mobile, and more adventurous than previous ones. When I was growing up, the big […]
