South Nation Conservation provides free maple syrup education videos
Typically in March, more than 1,000 students would have descended onto the Oschmann Forest Conservation Area in North Dundas to take part in an...
Far from virtual: Are our current laws able to address sexual harassment in remote...
by David Westcott
Workplace sexual harassment is a prominent barrier to career success and satisfaction and to a healthy work environment. Sadly, reports of...
Norris Mallory Trickey (1855 – 1949)
by Susan Peters
Dundas County Archives
Norris Trickey was a photographer in Winchester between 1890 and 1912. That is an incredibly long career in this rapidly...
Weightlifting, not just for a medal
When asked how they exercise, people often report jogging, bicycling or walking. But what about weightlifting? Authorities say that picking up weights is not...
Flowers in your vegetable garden – try mixing it up!
Seems like people either grow food, or grow flowers. If they do grow both, we've been conditioned to grow them separately; we have the...
Help available for farmers taking financial hit
(NC) As Canada’s economy continues to feel the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, many small and mid-sized businesses face tough decisions about their debt....
Choosing the right plant
by Dan Driedger
Scanning the web can quickly reveal a host of individuals and businesses who are selling plants at this time of year. Interest...
Food from the forest promotes biodiversity
Forest gardens are something you might expect to find in the tropics, but the concept has taken hold in temperate areas as well. Forest...
Join Us in Celebrating BeADonor Month
Today, almost 1,600 Ontarians are waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant, and every three days, someone will die waiting. April is BeADonor Month and...
Tid-Bit Musings
by Elva Patterson Rutters, RSSW
"Proceed with Caution!" Such words do not just resonate with construction sites, but are just as applicable with human interactions....