How I got through the ‘winter blues’
by Lena Usovich
I hate the cold. No matter how beautiful winter is, the cold and the lack of sun make me depressed. To me,...
Now more than ever
This is a particularly exciting issue for us here at the Times. This is National Newspaper Week, and all the members of the Ontario...
Just a little bit of red
The weather seems to be unable to make up its mind what to do, as is the same for our garden birds. The cold...
Gardening this summer
Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit
Danielle Labonte, MAN, RD
Registered Dietitian and Public Health Nutritionist
Finally, winter is over and people can get to...
Skilled Trades jobs among the most in-demand for 2022
“To learn a skilled trade is to have a job for life.” That is the pitch that the Government of Ontario and many in...
Aug 12/13 Perseid Meteor Shower
by Gary Boyle
The Backyard Astronomer
The highlight of any summer other than camping and going to the cottage is viewing the annual Perseid Meteor Shower....
A change is gonna come
It has become common among sociologists and social commentators to describe the current period in history as “post-Christian”. This is a bit of a...
Caught In The Snow!
Signs of warmth are slowly returning, as Spring emerges from the murk and cold and a number of our resident summer birds arrived back,...
No one wants a big truck on electric power
A 19-hour trip in an electric transport truck would take 69 hours — including 50 hours for recharging
by Nelson Zandbergen courtesy of Farmers Forum
The...
To the Honorable Premier Doug Ford
by Marie-Therese Voutsinos B.Sc. Biol., Agr., M.Sc. Agr.
The fate of the Kemptville Agricultural College farm is in crisis. The showcase farm buildings and surrounding...