BSE In Fraser Valley Festers Amid More Farm Protest at Food Terminals
I’m a big fan of Famous British rocker David Bowie. It didn’t come naturally. I’ve seen him in concert more than I ever wanted to. I let you figure out the rest. His song, “We Can Be Heroes Just For One Day” reminds me a lot of the past winter of 2005/06. It will go…
Continue ReadingThe World Oil Market Meets Grandpa John
First, a word about Grandpa John Gardiner. I got a call the other day and it was Grandpa John. Around my house that means my father, but this time it was different. As I’m sure all of you by now publisher John Gardiner’s daughter Rebecca and her husband Ryan had a baby boy a few…
Continue ReadingOttawa Solidarity Farm Rally
How cold was it? Well it was so cold I could feel it from head to toe. You would think with all the hot air in Ottawa, I would feel a little warmer. But no, the wind was whipping across that stage and my body started to shiver. Maybe I’m just getting old. That was…
Continue ReadingAlberta’s Good Times Affecting The Bottom Line In Chatham-Kent
It is the best of times. It is the worst of times. Last week Statistics Canada released some new economic numbers. They said Canadian employers added 50,500 workers in March, compared with 24,700 in the previous month. The white-hot Canadian economy has a jobless rate of 6.3%. It hasn’t been that low in over 30…
Continue ReadingCanadian Farmers Mass In Ottawa At Solidarity Rally
In terms of wild, it is the wildest I’ve ever seen. I don’t mean a wild wild. I mean a good wild. When your loyal scribe looked up and saw 3500 Quebec farmers coming across the lawn of Parliament Hill, it was one of those seminal moments. It was wild, everybody hooting and hollering. As…
Continue ReadingCanadian Consumers Unduly Duped Into Their Food Choices
Sometimes I wonder how it ever got to this. This week I’m traveling to Ottawa. I was just there in February. But I’m going back again. Your loyal scribe will find himself in front of 6000 farmers Wednesday of this week in Ottawa. It is being billed the “Solidarity Rally”. I will leave the farm…
Continue ReadingFerry Safety Takes On An International Flavour
Ferry Safety Takes On An International Flavour By Philip Shaw M.Sc. It would seem everybody does it. I’ve done it all over the globe, Bangladesh, Trinidad, Canada, United States, New Zealand, and Australia. That’s taken a ferry. Pay your money and away you go. Most of us never think twice about it. However, the events…
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