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Zzzzzz. It’s a high pitched sound that immediately puts us at alert. Those darn female mosquitoes burned in my ear as I sat out on the deck watching the sunset on Friday night. For almost an hour, I could hear them winding up, high above me into a steady hum. And then first one then another seemed to drop out of the air landing on a visible piece of skin.
A swat and it flitted away only to return a moment later. A smack with the bottom of my hand and it was not more than a black smudge. More arrived and they drove us indoors.

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

By Jack Elliott
Contributor

By Gary Sliworsky
OMAFRA Rep.

By Al Lowe
Contributor

Last week Metrolinx, a government agency tasked with coordinating the transit systems in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Areas, released a series of controversial proposals for funding transit expansion in that region, including increases to the Gas Tax and HST, either regionally in Southern Ontario or Province-wide.

While it is important to be aware of these proposals, it is also important to state that right now they have not been endorsed by the Premier or the government.

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

By Jack Elliott
Contributor

This is about water. First in case you hadn’t noticed the drought in the District of the past year has ended… I think.

By Gary Sliworsky
OMAFRA Rep.

By Al Lowe
Contributor

The English Sparrow is also commonly known as the House Sparrow. It is so common that just about everybody will be familiar with it.