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By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

Submitted by
Ken Boshcoff M.P.

By Al Lowe
Contributor

This is a medium-sized duck - smaller than a Mallard, bigger then a Goldeneye. None of you have ever seen this duck in the wild. And you never will. It is extinct.

By Gary Sliworsky
OMAFRA Rep.

Following is part 1 of an article on frost seeding. This article will deal with time of seeding, equipment, and site selection.

Have you ever heard of the hot stove league? In the US, it is used to describe those who hang together in the winter months to discuss the trades and possible rebuilding tactics of the baseball teams.
In Canada it was the description of the fans who hung around the hot wood or coal burning stoves that heated the old natural ice arenas of the thirties. Those fans would congregate during the intermissions and discuss the tactics that their players should be using to win at hockey. If the games were really close, they added a few logs to the fire to heat up the discussion.

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

Submitted by
Ken Boshcoff M.P.

By Al Lowe
Contributor

By Gary Sliworsky
OMAFRA Rep.

With the decline of the US dollar and the United States in a recession, the tourism industry of North Western Ontario is concerned. Operators are not alone in their worry. Coming back from Australia, the Aussies are also worried about the health of tourism in Australia.
As in Canada, Australia nation wide is facing a decline of visiting tourists.