By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo Under Regulation 63/09 of the Pesticides Act, Ontario farmers must be certified to buy and use Class 2 or 3 pesticides on their farms or woodlots. Certified farmers must ensure that pesticides are purchased, used, stored, transported, and disposed of according to Regulation 63/09. […]
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I was thinking about artwork the other night when I caught some program on television discussing the investment value of owning a renowned artist’s work. I’m willing to bet most of us will never own a da Vinci or a Monet or a Renoir (and I had to look those […]
Last week we all were surprised and saddened to hear of the indefinite idling of the kraft mill and #5 paper machine in Fort Frances. For those living in Fort Frances, the news confirmed rumours that had been circulating since early fall. For others across the region, it was an […]
This is my 100th column. I suppose in the grand scheme of things, a column being number eight-nine or 512 really hasn’t a whole lot of significance, not exactly “shut the front door” worthy. But it certainly means something to me. First, it makes me feel a deep sense of […]
Early last week, I got a phone call from my good friend and fishing partner, Chris Savage. He and one of his co-workers, Dennis Chevalier, had been hunting a really big whitetail deer for most of the season. They had been taking turns, putting in many days sitting from dark […]
It’s beginning to becoming as inevitable as a story on a riot taking place in a Walmart electronics department on “Black Friday.” But yet again, the Minnesota Wilderness—who called Wisconsin home for the previous two seasons—are turning the SIJHL into their own playground and leaving the rest of the league […]
It looks as though winter is here! I was hoping the snow would get me more into the Christmas spirit! I started putting up my outside lights but ended up getting very little done. It takes me a week to get it all dialed in, so it looks like I’ll […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo With the dry weather throughout the province this past summer, managing a beef cow herd has been a challenge this year. And now winter is just around the corner. Last year, we had a mild winter, which cut down on feed costs but caused […]
Who wants to be old? Nobody, probably. In a society that values youth and disempowers age, the only sensible thing to want to be is young. The problem, however, is that you don’t get to choose youth or age. You’re born at a certain time and from that point on […]
I ruminated for six days on the contents of this column and came up empty-handed. I went to bed on it, woke up on it, and still nothing. I installed the ritual chocolate and black tea (the best combination since Saturday and Sunday) that are my known catalysts for inspiration, […]
The decision by Resolute Forest Products to idle the kraft mill and one of the paper machines at its Fort Frances operations is a serious blow to the affected workers and their families, as well as the economy of the town. My office is ready to assist those who are […]
It’s beginning to becoming as inevitable as a story on a riot taking place in a Walmart electronics department on “Black Friday.” But yet again, the Minnesota Wilderness—who called Wisconsin home for the previous two seasons—are turning the SIJHL into their own playground and leaving the rest of the league […]
