My colleague, Catherine Fife from Kitchener-Waterloo, introduced a bill this past week that would limit the ability of a government to prorogue, or shut down, the legislature. As we saw with the federal Conservatives in 2008 and the McGuinty Liberals last fall, prorogation is a tool that can be abused […]
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A report in the Falls Journal noted that Borderland already had received 14 more inches of snow this year than is normal—and that was without Saturday’s snowfall. And we have a higher amount of snow still sitting on the ground than we normally do. As you read this, the official […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo There is still plenty of snow around but it’s always good to plan ahead. The following is Part 1 of an article on frost seeding dealing with time of seeding, equipment, and site selection: Frost seeding is used to improve productivity and forage quality […]
I threw myself into deep snow on Saturday and lay there for 20 minutes in the silence of my neck of the woods. I had just finished snow blowing, and I was tired and once again drained of any enthusiasm for winter. In fact, I’d had a run in with […]
Last week in Ottawa saw the celebration of International Women’s Day, the hosting of a briefing with officials from FedNor, and the release of some “interesting” spending estimates by the Harper government. Since 1977, member states of the United Nations have celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 each year. […]
Are you feeling winter-weary? If so, then you need your inner child recharged and I can’t think of a better way to breathe life into your sagging soul than attending an Al Simmons concert. If you are as poorly-informed as me, then undoubtedly you will pull your eyebrows together and […]
When I first arrived here a couple of years ago, one of the very first columns I wrote was about the continuing debate over whether there should be a Northern Ontario rink competing at the Tim Hortons Brier. At that time, there was a lot of noise about having the […]
As I sat down to write my Moos column on Monday, it was 2 p.m. and I still hadn’t tackled all my morning duties. That’s right, Maddie and Marlee are here! They are busy draggin’, playing, wrestling, and having a few fights every now and then. My phone and e-mail […]
When asked, I rarely tell people my age. Not that I mind people knowing how many birthdays I’ve had, but it seems to me that my chronological age doesn’t say much about me as a person. My assessment is that my hair is the colour of a 70-year-old, I laugh […]
Dear editor: I just read an article posted on March 6, 2013 headlined “Council eyeing cuts to services” by Duane Hicks. In this article, Coun. Ken Perry is quoted as stating the Thunder Bay Public Library is not open on Sundays. This information is incorrect as there are two branches […]
Claude Daniel (Joseph) DeGagné passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at the Ottawa General Hospital in Ottawa, Ont. He was the beloved husband of Laura (Calder); loving father of Michael (Tammy), Jacqueline, Giselle, and Monique (Gregg); and cherished grandpa of André, Alexandre, Charlotte, Isabella, Katherine, […]
Darleen Edith Derkson passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at St. Joeseph’s Hospice in Thunder Bay, Ont. after a short battle with cancer. Darleen was born April 5 1950 to Henry and Edith Richert in Fort Frances Ont., where she lived most of her life until moving to […]
