The Editor: Dear Terry Fox Participants: As September rolls around each year, we look forward to meeting our Terry Fox participants and to renew friendship with many who have been with since our first Run. …
Read More
by Jamie Wilson NDDHS, Minister of Communications School has finally started back up again after a six-and-a-half-month spring break. Students started school on either Friday the 11th, Monday the 14th, or Tuesday the 15th. The…
Above: Cover by Ryan Sook ©2020 DC Comics (used for review purposes only) A Comics Column by Patrick R. Burger The first thing that should be said in a review of The Legion of Super-Heroes…
Around the Nation by Tom Van Dusen There’s something about Cursed Covid that has many folks looking to Mother Nature for solace. It’s probably the accurate notion that C-19 isn’t likely to get you in…
The Editor: To North Stormont Council, Staff and residents I am deeply concerned about information that is vital to the safety and health of North Stormont citizens. The Nation Rise project is continuing construction using…
Last Week at Queen’s Park by MPP Jim McDonell Last week, teachers returned to school, joining local staff and administration to complete final preparations for the start of school. School boards will be utilizing the…
Above, Chesterville and District Agricultural Society President Carol Johnson and Vice-President Ann Vanderlind ride in the new show ring at the official opening of the 2019 Chesterville Fair. The Editor: As we began this new…
Around the Nation A column by Tom Van Dusen You’ve all seen the masked, downcast lineups I’m sure, happy that at least for now you haven’t had to join them! Stretching back along the sides…
by Jackie Kelly-Pemberton, Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture ONTARIO — Abattoirs and processing plants are essential for livestock and poultry farmers to market locally-grown and processed food to consumers. The COVID-19 crisis has revealed vulnerabilities…
by Drew Spoelstra Executive Member, Ontario Federation of Agriculture ONTARIO — Ontario farms are places of business, where animals are raised, safe and sustainable food is produced, and where a living is made. But they…
Around the Nation by Tom Van Dusen I made up my mind Saturday morning that I wouldn’t go to Smokie Ridge Vineyard and just take pictures of cyclists setting off on the inaugural Ride the…
by Paul Vickers, Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture Farm safety should be at the forefront of everyone’s minds while working on the farm every day. However, as we all know, unfortunate events still occur. It’s…
Around the Nation A column by Tom Van Dusen RUSSELL – For Tony Ferguson, music is almost everything. It can be in the form of a solo act, just him and his guitar, but making…
Cannabis 101: CBD vs THC A column by Dr. Pierre Milot, PhD. The Genetics of Cannabis Cannabis is believed to be one of the oldest domesticated crops. Throughout history, humans have grown different varieties…
Around the Nation A column by Tom Van Dusen After some scratching and pecking, Russell Township councillors have implemented one of the few Urban Hen bylaws east of enlightened Kingston — possibly the only one…
