The Far North Act is a poor piece of legislation. It was done without consultation with northerners and when we voiced our concerns, the Liberals rammed it through anyway. Among other things, the Act arbitrarily sets aside massive tracts of land and declares them off-limits to development and imposes decisions […]
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Jonathan Franzen appeared on “Oprah” quite some time ago, but I taped it and watched it recently. He was a finalist for the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for literature and the guy who declined Oprah’s invitation to appear on his show with his third novel, “The Corrections,” a maneuver that seemed […]
It’s been nearly 45 minutes since I sat down to write this column and I am doing everything BUT writing it. I’m following all the traditions that I usually do each Monday to set me up for the task—hot coffee at the ready, good music, comfortable clothes, and all the […]
Forsberg and Lindberg, MacIntoshes, Taylor Electric, Andy’s Candy Land, Bernardi’s, Veteran Electric, the bowling alley, Shop Easy, Niznicks, Tiny Tot Shop, The Fridge, Gilmore, and Noden are names of businesses that all have disappeared from the 300 block of Scott Street in my lifetime. Before most people had chest freezers […]
In the past, one of the greatest challenges facing elected officials was keeping their constituents up-to-date. Constituents have the right to know how they are being represented and what initiatives their MPP is spearheading. Fortunately, with the rise of technology in recent years, we no longer are limited in the […]
This Saturday (March 24), more than 130,000 NDP members will be voting for a new leader of the Official Opposition and our party. We have a great slate of seven strong candidates, but one stands above all others in my opinion and would make the best prime minister. I will […]
My daily calendar is of great importance to me. Before I go to bed, I take one last look at the saying for the day as I tear off the page and take a peek at my inspiration for tomorrow. I’ve had the same daily calendar for years. But before […]
Let’s be honest. As fans, we turn to sports for an escape from reality. No matter how bad your day has gone, or whatever issues are going on in your life, if your favourite athletic endeavour or your favourite team is in action, you’re able to get your mind off […]
When the white man first explored North America, he found three types of wolves—the timber wolf, the red wolf, and the coyote. The coyote originally populated mostly the Prairie regions. When settlement began, the settlers started a war on wolves of all kinds as wolves kill sheep, calves, poultry—even full-grown […]
Over the past week, I’ve witnessed something I didn’t think was possible during the middle of March: the ice on lakes across Sunset Country has been absolutely devastated since the 20-degree temperatures arrived last week. The ice on our lakes went from having a foot of snow on it early […]
By Gary Sliworsky
Ag rep, Emo
Ag rep, Emo
When I planned the timing for this article, I never dreamed so much of the snow would be gone and the nights would be so warm. However, there still might be some opportunities. The following is information on frost seeding from Barry Potter, agriculture development advisor, OMAFRA: Frost seeding […]
Wow, how about this weather? It was all I could do to not drag out the summer furniture. But even though I’m not as bad as my mother or my brother, my superstitious ways tell me that I will totally jinx myself! The weather really plays with my mind. I […]
