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Will your voice be heard in the ballot box? Or, are you one of the 50% of Ontario citizens who are going to let someone else make the decision for you about who will govern Ontario following the election? Around the coffee table, it appears that no one is excited by this election. The election is not a top of mind concern anywhere in Fort Frances outside of the campaign offices of the four parties.

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By Gary Sliworsky
OMAF/MRA Rep.

Following is part 2 of an article by Jack Kyle, Grazier Specialist, OMAF / MRA on steps you can take to optimize pasture performance on your farm.

Composting is a fairly easy process. A successful and active compost should smell like fresh dirt and nothing else, so if it smells like something other than fresh dirt then you may attract unwanted pests and you need to look through the following guidelines to amend the compost situation.
First pick a spot for your composter like a corner in or near the garden in close proximity to where you will use the soil. As you are able to compost all year round, place the composter where you will have easy access to it once it snows.

About two weeks ago I wrote a column on a new information sharing initiative between Canada and the United States, the ‘Entry/Exit Initiative of the Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness A

The provincial election will be held on June 12. Already the advance polls are open and the voting is underway.

By Carolee Hogue
RR Hosp. Aux.

President Joyce opened the meeting with our Auxiliary Prayer.

By Walter Wagner
President

By Michael Dawber
Librarian/CEO

The Rainy River Public Library is taking it to the Cloud!
On June 17, 2014, the library will be moving to a new computer system called Apollo...

By Gary Sliworsky
OMAF/MRA Rep.

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru