Columns

By Gary Sliworsky
OMAF/MRA Rep.

Well we are off to the races. After the budget that Kathleen Wynne’s Government delivered in the legislature on Thursday, I fully expected that Andrea Horvath and her NDP caucus would stand behind Wynne and the legislature would go on for a year. I like both women. Both Andrea and Kathleen are practical down to earth people. I find them both sincere and approachable.
The election date is set for June 12.

Last Thursday the Liberal government brought forward its 2014-2015 budget. By now I am sure you have heard that I have lost confidence in this Liberal government given the many scandals, wasted money and their inability to follow through on many promises.

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By Walter Wagner
President

It was a good dance. One person won the $1000 prize and the rest of us had a swell time.

By Michael Dawber
CEO/Librarian

Business at the Rainy River Public Library soared 21% in 2013!
The numbers are in the library’s new annual report, which has just been released.

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

Now that you have purchased your supplies using the tips from Part 1, you are ready to get started with the planting process.

This week more concerning revelations about systemic abuse of the controversial Temporary Foreign Worker program by McDonald’s came to light. So disturbing are the revelations that I think we need to hit ‘pause’ on the program to figure out whether or not it can be saved at all.

By Gary Sliworsky
OMAF/MRA Rep.

Everyone needs to know their cost of production. The OMAF / MRA crop budgets are once again available as 2014 Field Crop Budgets (OMAF / MRA Publication 60)

By Al Lowe
Contributor

This is a little duck. It is also a duck of many colours, and it has a crested head. It also nests in trees. Not entirely an oddball, but maybe not too far from it.

As you read this, we will all be very close to hearing what’s in store for Ontarians in terms of the provincial budget.