TERUMCHUK–Born to Nathan and Nicole, nee Wishart of Barrie, Ont., a boy, Emerick Grant, weighing 7 lbs. 2 oz. on September 28, 2012. Proud grandparents Bill and Victoria Wishart and Auntie Kristen.

Earlier this year, the Ministry of Natural Resources announced that, as a result of budget cuts, it would be undertaking a considerable restructuring of how it delivers programs and services in the north and across all of Ontario. While MNR minister Michael Gravelle made it clear that significant cuts would […]

I’m worried about bees. I love big fat bumblebees and bumble just happens to be one of my favourite words. I wasn’t always a fan, though. There was an incident when I was six involving my brother, a hornet’s nest, and a lit firecracker. I don’t recall much about the […]

On Sunday morning, my dad was welcomed in his capacity as CEO of the plastic insulation project that my captain and I were stapling to my old screen porch. My dad is very good at many things, including it would seem, catching my misuse of the English language when he […]

This time of year is always a little bit depressing for me—and I’m sure other anglers across Sunset Country feel the same way. We are running out of time to fish out of the boat as soon our lakes will be blanketed with ice for the next five months. I […]

By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo Can cattle survive on poor-quality forage? How bad is too bad? What problems does feeding low-quality forage present? When feed is in short supply and that old field of mature grass is baled up, sometimes these questions arise. Here are some considerations from Barry […]

Well, our final cattle sale for 2012 is behind us. We sold nearly 900 animals on Saturday totalling nearly $700,000. Things went well for this sale, and I think both the sellers and buyers were pleased. The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association would like to thank everyone who supported our sales […]

Dear editor: As committee activities co-ordinator for the SRAPEA, I attended a number of council meetings across the district (Fort Frances, Alberton, and Emo), with a couple more to go. The topic I covered dealt with the pension fund and solvency deficiency of the AbitibiBowater—now known as Resolute Forest Products […]

Dear editor: As a committee member for SRAPEA, I have been handling the cuts to the Old Age Supplement (OAS) in the last federal budget. I attended a number of municipal council meetings across the district seeking support to have this regressive legislation reversed. I am happy to state the […]