Epsom salts can be a way to help green up your garden naturally. Epsom salts contain magnesium and sulfur, two elements that are found in nature and are important for plant growth. Magnesium helps form chlorophyll in plants and is essential for photosynthesis, various enzyme reactions and other plant growth […]
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I love purple. That’s it. What else is there to say? I love purple. Any shade. Any variation. Any hue. Purple is my favourite colour. Not to wear necessarily, as this olive-in-late-summer tone doesn’t vibe and mix well with it, but anything purple draws my eyes like a moth to […]
The Emo Legion will be hosting a dance this Saturday, June 20, featuring the live band Throwback. The band plays all your favourite country and rock hits. There will be DJ music playing until the band comes on stage and starts to perform. Tickets are $20 advance and $25 at […]
Charting a new course: What if wearing lifejackets/PFDs were the law? For generations, wearing a lifejacket or PFD (personal flotation device) has been a personal choice for Canadian boaters—a matter of common sense rather than compliance. Imagine a Canada where strapping on a lifejacket or PFD isn’t just a smart […]
If you’re feeling down about the state of the world, and there certainly is good reason to these days, I have another antidote for you—join a community group of gardeners. It’s a failproof remedy for all the troubles in the world. That may seem to border on hyperbole, but I […]
By Robert Animikii Horton
As summer arrives, something profoundly special is right around the corner. Blended with colours and light, motion and energy, smiles and song, and pulsing to the heartbeat of a nation, powwow season is set to begin. A powwow (Anishinaabe-niimi’idiwin as an event or Anishinaabe-niimi’iding when speaking of it as a […]
One wood tick crawling on my hand, and now every little hair on my body that twitches feels like one of the critters is making a beeline up my torso to my wild head of hair, where it’s cozy and warm. Go figure on me being phased because I am […]
I have been paying attention to the discussions around artificial intelligence (AI). It has taken me all the way back to 1971, when the Fort Frances Times began producing the newspaper electronically. It wasn’t a full-page layout, but it was the start of using computers. The newspaper had purchased a […]
I hope everyone has been enjoying the incredible weather we’ve been experiencing. I certainly have been. I love the sunshine, heat and warm summer nights. Of course, the bugs ruin some of that enjoyment. When I was cutting grass the deer flies were biting and they seemed to have a way to […]
At first glance, you may think that the words ever-blooming and perennials would not occur in the same sentence. I assure you that there are some perennials that are considered ever-blooming, many of which will grow in Zone 4. For those who garden because they love flowers, they want their […]
Did you know? Drowning deaths in Canada are on the rise. The latest Canadian Drowning Report shows that the annual average climbed to 485 deaths (2017–2021), up from 444 in the preceding five years. Who is drowning? Males accounted for 78 per cent of drowning deaths, while females accounted for […]
Summer is coming, though it seems doubtful, judging by the temperatures here in Nova Scotia. My heat has been on all but one or two days for the entire month of May, and with those chilly temperatures, rain has tagged along. I will not complain about the rain since most […]
