Columns

By Jack Elliott
Correspondent

By Howard Hampton
M.P.P. Kenora-RR

Next Tuesday, as Canadians, we choose who will govern us for the next few years, and how the government of Canada will be shaped. For the past 30 months the Conservatives under Stephen Harper have governed with a minority of members. Prior to that the Liberal party under the leadership of Paul Martin governed with a minority for 18 months.
From September 1984 through to December 2004, firstly Brian Mulroney and then Jean Chretien lead the country with majority governments.

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

By Gary Sliworsky
OMAFRA Rep.

By Al Lowe
Contributor

By Jack Elliott
Correspondent

The water on Rainy has reached that deep blue colour. The birch trees have painted their leaves a brilliant gold. An occasional Maple has painted its leaves a brilliant red. The pine trees are shedding needles.
The ground is being covered with a soft brown coloured covering of needles. The Mallards that were being raised around the island seem to have disappeared. Saturday a group of Canvasbacks swam across the front of the bay.
The water is down now so that a little sand is now showing around the edges of our bay.

By Susan Douglas
Contributor

By Jack Elliott
Correspondent