Many of you will be familiar with the difficulties that arise from dealing with your local municipality to get a municipal drain maintained. One such story comes to us from the Niagara Region. David White is seeking financial support to…
Its not too late to register for the Eastern Ontario Potluck BBQ and Corn Roast. The deadline has been extended until Saturday August 3rd so drop Donna Burns a line and let her know how many are coming. Email donnaburns1@bell.net.…
The win of the month has to be the City of Thorold’s historic decision to exit the United Nations Partners for Climate Protection program. Thorold is a municipality in Ontario. Maggie Hope Braun from Gather 2030 was one of the…
OLD ROOSTER here, and I got to say I aint ever heard of anything so gestapo-like as that there speech the tilty headed little finance minister made splainin’ that there capital gains tax she be wanted to implement. WHHHOOOOEEEE with…
Some years ago, I had the idea that ‘Rolling back the frontier’ meant expanding our settled area in Canada, moving toward filling our role in human history. So I was surprised when a retired school teacher friend explained to me…
This article is in response to the updated wetland mapping and new policies recently issued by the Rideau Valley, South Nation, and Raisin River Conservation Authorities. Go to Wetland Mapping to see if your property has been designated. See…
OLD ROOSTER here, and I twas listen to the Farmer and his Misses, yesterday bout that there Bank of Canada interest rate that might be comin’ down. Now just hold on there. Are you all gonna buy into that? Think…
Many of you will be familiar with Maggie Hope Braun and her movement called Gather 2030. They recently launched their new website with the following message. Check it out at KICLEI.ca. “Hey everyone, and a big, warm welcome from Gather…
Do you know how many municipalities in Ontario have declared themselves to be “unwilling hosts” for new wind turbine projects? Well, Wind Concerns Ontario has compiled a list of municipalities that have said they are not willing to host industrial…
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