Sometimes legislation, no matter how well-intentioned, falls short of its goals. A good example of this is the Healthy Foods For Healthy Schools Act, which is intended to help promote healthy eating habits in students by banning trans-fats and other food choices that are deemed unhealthy by the government. There’s […]
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By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo A lot of herds are finished calving and it is now time to think about re-breeding the herd. What breed should you use, when should the bull be put in with the herd, how many, and what age should the bulls be? Many producers […]
Last week, I joined my caucus colleagues in making the decision not to defeat the Liberal government over the 2012 budget. It was a difficult decision to make, but I firmly believe we made the right decision. After reviewing the hundreds of responses to my budget survey, dozens of letters, […]
It was another eventful week in Ottawa, with more misspending our tax dollars, the prime minister backtracking on his promise to end Canada’s military commitment in Afghanistan by 2014, and a floor crossing to boot. Yet another example of Conservative incompetence and mismanagement came to light this past week stemming […]
Don Cumming received a very special award from the Canadian Community Newspapers Association last Thursday evening at the Royal York Hotel. He was the recipient of the “Gold Quill” Award, which is bestowed upon individuals who have worked within the newspaper years for 50 years and have been involved in […]
Since the season is closed for everybody’s favourite fish for a few more weeks, other less popular species get a little more pressure than they might throughout the rest of the open-water season. Until the third Saturday in May when we can all start chasing walleyes again, lake trout, pike, […]
It’s not very often you get the chance to talk with someone who was a member of a championship squad from 60 years ago, let alone from the most celebrated team in Fort Frances hockey history. So when I found out that former Fort Frances Canadians’ blueliner, and 1952 Allan […]
Well, Mother Nature co-operated for part of Spring Fever Days in Emo! Friday was beautiful and it was nice to see our little town buzzing along. Unfortunately, the weather Saturday wasn’t so great and it certainly made it a long, hard day for the workers at the sales barn in […]
Leave it to me to make a mountain out of a molehill. I may be free of guilt trips and voyages to “regret-ville,” but I certainly haven’t conquered my anxiety when it comes to stepping outside my comfort zone and away from my neck of the woods. I had best […]
Sunday was Earth Day. I hadn’t paid much attention to the day until I watched the news on CBC that evening and saw the parades and people working to cleaning up waterways and parks across Canada. People also planted trees along roadways and replaced fallen trees in parks. In my […]
Local business is the backbone of our community yet sometimes we forget the significant impact our purchasing decisions can have. By purchasing goods at local shops, farmers’ markets, and craft shows, or other items that have been produced in our region, we help keep jobs in our communities. This money […]
Even though Parliament wasn’t sitting, it was quite an eventful week in Ottawa with two new appointments for me and a shadow cabinet announcement by NDP leader Tom Mulcair. It was a great honour to learn that Tom has appointed me to be our caucus critic for the Northern Ontario […]
