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…
A Comics Column by Patrick R. Burger Comics are the very real inheritors of the pulp fiction legacy, and the first appearance of the original Green Lantern in 1940, four years after pulp fiction master…
Around the Nation A column by Tom Van Dusen As a veteran agriculture and rural life reporter, I don’t know how I missed the barn quilt phenomenon bordering on cult. Imported from Ohio, it took…
The Editor: This letter was recently sent to some members of Premier Doug Ford’s cabinet. Ministers, Ontario’s Legislative Hansard of 29-Oct-2009 reads: 29-OCT-2009 Mr. Bill Murdoch: I move that, in the opinion of this House,…
A prescription for transparency The Full Nelson by Nelson Zandbergen Some time has passed, and it would be worthwhile for Eastern Ontario Medical Officer of Health Dr. Paul Roumeliotis to take another look at releasing…
Around the Nation A column by Tom Van Dusen So, except for buffet restaurants and karaoke bars, we’re pretty much back in business in Stage 3 of Ontario’s pandemic recovery, almost on the other side…
The Editor: As Ontario has started to re-open, the SDG Library has worked within the provincial guidelines to also start to offer in person services again. Now, as we head into the peak of the…
