Gardeners often hear the word ‘zone’ frequently during conversations with other gardeners or when reviewing plant tag descriptions. “What zone are we in?” or “what zone is that plant good for?” are often asked by fellow gardeners. What exactly are the answers to these questions and what do they really […]
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We always make our own spice and herb blends in our house. These are three of our favourites that I know you will enjoy. Taco Seasoning“Why buy store-bought, when you can make it yourself? Taco Tuesday will never be the same again!” 2 tablespoons Mexican chilli powder5 teaspoons smoked paprika4.5 teaspoons ground […]
Having been something of a newspaper junkie for most of my life, I’ve collected front pages that were historic or clever, or both. One in particular is about the Toronto Maple Leafs, the National Hockey League team that generations of hockey fans have ridiculed. This headline started at the top, […]
Growing up, 8-pound monofilament line was all I really used. In my teen years, braided line started showing up and while I didn’t jump on the wagon as soon as it was available, within a couple of years I was spooling all of my spinning rods up with it and […]
All elections are considered completed with a vote and a simple majority. Whether it is for a municipal, provincial or federal election, we expect that elections will be fair without outside interference. It holds true in a vote for a president of a service club, or a volunteer organization or […]
By Frank Stronach
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
A new survey last week showed young Canadians were among the least happy group of people in the country based on age and also one of the most discontented in the developed world. It’s not hard to understand why young Canadians aren’t jumping for joy these days. For one, […]
Where I live has little or no light pollution and because of this, the sky is alive at night with the pulsing and beating hearts of the billions of stars that glow above us. This beauty, this “alive-ness” of the stars quiets my busy brain and I am surrounded by […]
Well after a busy week last week I am finally able to tackle my income tax. Yes, I know I missed the deadline, but I couldn’t fit it in. It didn’t take me all that long to complete – the more time-consuming thing is verifying my spreadsheet numbers were all correct. […]
May 1 is the 33rd anniversary of a Major League Baseball record that will surely never be broken. On that day in 1991, Nolan Ryan no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays. It was his seventh no-hitter. He was 44 years old. He was in the 25th season of a career that […]
Most of the ice across the Sunset Country region should be gone this week so that means anglers who have waited through another long winter can get back in the boat and do some fishing. We are fortunate that in northwestern Ontario, we always have fishing seasons available throughout the […]
What a sale we had at the Stratton Sales Barn on Saturday! It was smokin’ hot. We saw some pretty impressive prices on all classes of cattle. It is nice to see the producers happy with their cattle sales and it is hard for me to not question the auctioneer on […]
Are Canadians becoming less tolerant of different religious groups? This thought rolled into my mind as I have watched with concern the growing demonstrations between Pro-Palestinian groups and Pro-Israel groups demonstrating in cities and on campuses across North America. In Quebec the Coalition Avenir Quebec government passed Bill 21 which […]
