Over the past week, I had an epiphany of sorts, where I’m trying to avoid things that will bring me down or tick me off in life. In the world of sports, that seems to happen more often than not, with complaining about different things being part of seemingly every […]
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Walk into any tackle shop and you are barraged by the selection of scented soft plastics available to anglers today. Bright-coloured packages contain every shape and colour imaginable in scented varieties to replicate forage options for the fish we chase. Do these scented soft plastics help us catch more fish? […]
By Melanie Mathieson The Gardening Guru If you are looking for an evergreen tree to add beauty to your landscape, then consider a spruce. There are many spruce species that are well-suited for growing well and surviving the winters in our zone. Spruce trees should be planted in a full […]
I woke up in the wee hours of Monday morning to the clicking sound of my dog’s toenails in failed stealth when he tried sneaking into my bedroom to catch a floor nap before dawn. “Cash” knows better, but who am I kidding. This is the same dog that kisses […]
Last Saturday, we had a fun evening planned–dinner at seven, followed by Mexican Train dominoes. Mexican Train is almost a tradition when our son is here to visit, as he was last weekend. But all of our plans changed suddenly! In the first place, our son arrived at five instead […]
Sometimes it is necessary to question the thinking of senior government. As the federal government seeks to eliminate thousands of jobs from departments across Canada, you must question how decisions were arrived at. It is especially true of border services. Similarly, in Ontario, we already have seen the announcement of […]
I would like to start off by thanking the hundreds—if not thousands—of people who submitted feedback on the provincial budget, whether by returning my “Riding Report” survey, sending letters and e-mails, or taking part in the Ontario NDP caucus’ survey. While I’m fully aware that we need to reduce spending, […]
Is it possible for a government to cut $10 billion in spending and more than 19,000 jobs without affecting the quality of the services delivered to the public? No. In fact, no one would even argue it was possible except for the Harper government. Let’s take a look at some […]
This is what happens when we have summer-like weather in March–we pay for it with snow and miserable weather. Mind you, we only had a light dusting of snow at my place but Fort Frances saw a couple of inches. Nice to see the sun out again and I’m hoping […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo Do you know how much phosphorus and potassium is leaving your fields during a rotation? Are your nutrient reserves slowly being depleted as average crop yields increase? The answer to these and many questions is just a click away. In a rotation of silage […]
Auditor General Michael Ferguson tabled a scathing report in Parliament last week that said the Harper Conservatives did not conduct an open and fair selection process for replacing the aging CF-18 fighters. It also noted the government did not know how much the new F-35 would cost when it was […]
There is some thought today that computers, smartphones, iPods, and iPads have isolated people who seldom talk with each other any more. There are now more cellphones in the world than there have ever been landlines. In some households, the landlines have disappeared and all that remains are the cellphones […]
