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It is a Friday morning, and the sun and the rain keep drifting across the sky. The forecast calls for a mixture of sun and rain all day. As I sit in the sunroom of our cabin I can’t help but think of the tune “Circle of Life” from the Disney movie “Jungle King”.
Our pair of loons that have nested on the rock out cropping about 300 meters from our shore have failed to return this year. We miss them, although we do hear the plaintive calling a loon in the distance in the evening.

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

By Gary Sliworsky
OMAFRA Rep.

By Jack Elliott
Contributor

By Al Lowe
Contributor

July 1 is Canada Day: a time when friends and families across our nation will gather to celebrate the 146th birthday of the country that we call home and I believe we truly have much to celebrate.

Last week, the spring sitting of parliament ended and MPs headed back to our constituencies for the busy summer months. This week’s edition will recap the legislation and motions that I tabled this spring, while next week’s column will be more of a national issues recap.

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

By Carolee Hogue
Contributor

By Jack Elliott
Contributor