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After 11 months on the job, Lucus Wales has left the Land O'Lakes Tourist Association (LOLTA) to take a job in the planning department of the City of Tweed. During his tenure at LOLTA the tourist marketing agency upgraded its website, a key platform for its services, and carried…
Council chose not to report back on the nature of the closed session held prior to the regular meeting. Waste Disposal Issues New Tipping Fees at Portland Council approved the schedule of tipping fees associated with the new weigh scale at the Portland waste site. Segsworth said…
by Judy Wall Unlike the potato, which is grown from tubers, sweet potatoes are started from “slips.” To create slips, a sweet potato tuber is planted indoors in March. One tuber can produce several slips. To do so you will need to obtain a sweet potato which has been stored at…
By Dale Odorizzi Do you want to have fresh picked tasty vegetables but have a small lot with no room for a vegetable garden? If so, Square Foot Gardening may be for you. Square foot gardening is easy to do, easy to manage, very adaptable, and it produces high yields of…
by Helen Halpenny, Lanark Master Gardeners Fruit and vegetables grown in the home garden and picked at the peak of perfection taste the absolute best. Among the easiest fruits to grow are raspberries. Yes, you need space and good soil but the rewards are great. Prepare the soil…
by Dale Odorizzi, Master Gardener of Lanark County Have you ever gone out in the morning to admire the Beefsteak or Roma tomato plants that you planted the day before only to find one, two or more plants cut off at the soil line and lying flat on the ground? If so, your plants…
The Hubble Space Telescope turned 25 just recently and I’m sure that all of you were reminded of that fact by the news media. What may not have been mentioned are the many significant discoveries that the Hubble has provided. I thought that I might mention a few. The superb…
I have traveled all over the world – 79 countries in fact, and honestly loved Nepal. The people were poor but so kind, decent, hospitable and trustworthy. In fact it was a lot nicer place and population than most first world countries. So if you can spare even a $10 bill (now…
Question for the Day – What is left over from 1837, is unelected, unaccountable, unrepentant, whose “purpose is to protect the Prime Minister”and costs each Canadian about $2,500 each year to the tune of $90 million every year? And how does that make you feel? Norm Hart
Dr. Howard A. Smith, professor emeritus of educational psychology at Queen’s University, Kingston, died peacefully on Friday, April 24 at Kingston General Hospital of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 71. Dr. Smith is known internationally for his numerous…
