Great finish to summer

by Dave Adsett

In a few short days, kids will again fill the streets on their way to school each morning. 
It is a good time to remind drivers that sometimes in all the excitement, the last thing on the mind of an anxious youngster is a car barreling down the road. So please drive safely.
This summer started wet and then got hot. Most gardens have flourished with full cobs of corn and tall stalks. Sunflower heads now droop under the strain of being laden with seeds. The only tough thing we have heard gardeners complain about this year was a blight that seemed to hit tomatoes and vines. Other than that, this has been a fantastic year for produce (much of it weeks early) and we assume that farmers are on a similar path with bumper field crops, albeit it looks like an early harvest for them, too.
Most years, Canadians itch for at least a week of nice weather without rain.
We have had a few this summer but this past spectacular week allowed time for most farmers, gentleman or otherwise, to get their hay off in nice condition.
Without coming across as bragging too much, we figure some second cut that we baled earlier...
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Gearing up for fall 2010

by Dave Adsett

There is much to do this fall as election fever hits Ontario municipalities. Our editorial team has spent many hours set­ting up what we hope...
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Another step is needed

by Dave Adsett

Little is gained bemoaning the past, but when new initiatives conflict with past actions, even the least critical amongst us have to wonder, “What were...
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Click and spend

by Dave Adsett

The announcement that Ontario Lottery and Gaming intends to open up its gambling venue to on-line gamers got us thinking about some sage words from...
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NTRs - more to pay

A recent press release we received suggests the Dalton McGuinty Liberals are looking at even more ways to generate revenue – higher taxes basically.
That bills...
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Recycling before it was cool

by Dave Adsett

There were days not too long ago that families were pretty active recyclers, even if some of it was a little embarrassing.
Building materials, chiefly lumber...
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Changing attitudes on animal welfare

by Dave Adsett

Her light blonde, almost orange-tinged hair caught the corner of our eye while driving home the other day. The kids were along for the ride,...
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