Columns

I would like to once again thank you for the faith you have put in me and for the kind words of encouragement I have received over the past twelve months.

By Gary Sliworsky
OMAFRA Rep.

By Al Lowe
Contributor

This is a curious little duck, in very many ways. No other is anything like it, nor even comes close.

The largest recall of beef in Canadian history is underway and expanding. At the time of writing this column no one, including Gerry Ritz the Harper Government’s Minister for Agriculture, knows when it will end, how many more products will be added, and when the actual problem will even be identified at the processing plant in question. I think it’s prudent at this point to take a look at what has happened and what we know at this point.

We all pass through milestones in our lives. Many change the direction of our lives for better or worse. You will remember the day you married; the birth of your first child; the death of a parent. All are important days in our lives.
For children, a big event is their first day at school. On that day, parents realize that their youngster is growing up. And on their graduation from high school it is the sudden realization that their child is moving on into the bigger world.

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

By Gary Sliworsky
OMAFRA Rep.

Whether it’s a day trip to go shopping, a sports tournament, or a few days out of town visiting friends or family, the proximity of these locations make us sometimes forget that we’re leaving Onta

Before dawn was breaking Monday morning, I left my home heading to work. As I went down the stairs at my side door, the golden leaves from the Manitoba maple crunched under the soles of my shoes. I looked up and almost all the leaves had fallen from the two trees that guard my driveway. Fall has really come to our region.
All along the sidewalk, the leaves have laid a new golden carpet.

This week I would like to share my submission to Federal Electoral Boundary Commission for Ontario regarding their redistribution proposal between Thunder Bay – Rainy River and Kenora.