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 […]
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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 […]
By Melanie Mathieson
The Gardening Guru
The Gardening Guru
When people hear the word peony, they most often think back to the garden of their grandmother or great-grandmother. Peonies have been around for generations because they are reliable, winter-hardy, quick-growing perennials with one of the most favoured flowers. These easy care perennials provide a garden with a sweet scented […]
Well, spring certainly felt as though it arrived over the weekend and I’m hearing only warmer temperatures are in store for this coming weekend. Monday’s drizzle certainly made things feel more like spring—icy and messy in the barn yard. But I’m sure those people experiencing water problems are welcoming some […]
One of the most plentiful fish we have in lakes across our region is also the least targeted by anglers. The lake whitefish has long been popular with commercial fishermen because they are great to eat, but have received little pressure from sport anglers. Whitefish prefer cold water so that […]
By Gary Sliworsky
Ag rep, Emo
Ag rep, Emo
Subsurface, or tile, drainage is an aid to agricultural production, as well as a very important soil and water conservation practice. In essence, it is a technique for controlling the water table by means of drainage pipe installed at a certain depth in the ground. The depth and spacing […]
Often in the world of hockey, the best teams in the regular season fail to win out in the playoffs. Just ask the Ferris State Bulldogs, who were one of the top teams in the NCAA all season but fell in their conference quarter-finals Sunday to the Bowling Green Falcons—a […]
There are two species of cuckoo in Ontario—Black-billed and Yellow-billed. Casual observation shows that they are very much alike, however, since the Yellow-billed is nowhere near most of Northern Ontario, you don’t have to worry about mixing them up. The Black-billed Cuckoo is a fairly plain bird, brown on top […]
This past week, the Conservative government of Stephen Harper defeated an NDP motion to help Canada’s veterans during what is sure to be a slash-and-burn budget process this spring. As part of the Conservative government’s spending review and desire to cut its massive budget deficit, each department has been asked […]
In the past six weeks I’ve written about outing the “elephant” (suicide), how joy is medicine, how books take me places, my black cape, a roller-coaster ride, and my desperate need for tweezers and for advocates who will listen and not give advice. The latter are worth their weight in […]
