by: Andy Harjula The Ontario Woodlot Association, a grassroots organization of wood lot owners from across Ontario, held their Annual General Meeting in Peterborough last weekend. The mission of the OWA is to promote the sustainable management of Ontario’s private wood lots. Membership is open to all but of special… Continue reading
by: Karen Graham The 34th East Central Farm Show hosted by the Soil and Crop Improvement Association took place over two days last week in the Farmers Mutual Exhibition building at the Lindsay Fairgrounds. Participants were eager to see neighbours, customers and friends at what looked like the beginning of… Continue reading
The Stoneboat Wind Turbine project proposed for the vicinity of Dranoel Road directly above Devil’s Elbow Ski Resort and in view of the Cham Shan Temple currently being constructed, was officially cancelled this week. However, celebration was guarded, given the history of the FIT contracts and the determination of the… Continue reading
Workshop This Weekend on Managing Private Woodlots: You’ve seen the stands of trees standing so unnaturally in evenly-spaced, soldierlike formations south along County Rd. 10 and Highway 115. These “forests” are likely the product of the Ministry of Natural Resource’s Woodland Improvement Program of the 1970’s and 80’s, when 100,000-150,000… Continue reading
Lucinda Hage, a woman unable to have her own child and anxious to adopt, was overjoyed when a newborn baby was granted to her and her husband. Distress and devastation followed, however, when the baby, Paul suffered seizures, and was eventually diagnosed with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, a serious genetic disorder… Continue reading
Lucinda Hage, a woman unable to have her own child and anxious to adopt, was overjoyed when a newborn baby was granted to her and her husband. Distress and devastation followed, however, when the baby, Paul suffered seizures, and was eventually diagnosed with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, a serious genetic disorder… Continue reading
Janet Stobie’s eyes dance and dart with joy around the room as she describes the phase in her life as a minister when, once a month, the teenagers in her congregation presented a passage from the Bible as a piece of drama. For Janet, for those teenagers, and for the… Continue reading
Janet Stobie’s eyes dance and dart with joy around the room as she describes the phase in her life as a minister when, once a month, the teenagers in her congregation presented a passage from the Bible as a piece of drama. For Janet, for those teenagers, and for the… Continue reading
