By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

Last week’s column helped you to understand the different types of fertilizer and when to use them. This week will cover the different ways to apply fertilizers for different situations.

Submitted by
Ken Boshcoff M.P.

Community groups across the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding have recently been advised that they will NOT be receiving funding under the repackaged summer jobs program being touted by the Conservative Government.

By Al Lowe
Contributor

Here is a small plover which is becoming very scarce. Like many shore birds, this one used to be present in great numbers along the Atlantic coast, the Great Lakes and the major inland lakes.

By Gary Sliworsky
Ag. Rep.

Forage growth and quality goes through a transition during the growth cycle. At the beginning of the growth cycle, the forage quality is high but the yield is very low. As the plant matures there is a significant increase in the forage yield but an accompanying decline in forage quality. The pasture manager’s goal is to have livestock consume the forage at the point where there is optimum yield of quality forage to produce the best livestock performance.

Three years ago, I was moving my son into a townhouse in Ottawa. He had completed his first year at school and was moving out of residence. The Ottawa Senators were the Cinderella team and the neighbours who watched us move into the townhouse were curious about our hockey affiliations.

Howard Hampton made some really good points last week while meeting with our chamber of commerce and town council, stopping just short of suggesting Northwestern Ontario become its own province.
On electricity he clearly pointed out that we are getting screwed by Southern Ontario. We produce some of the cheapest power world right here in NWO, but yet pay some of the highest per kilowatt hour rates. Why is that?

Well for those of you who are close to us at the Record office you know that we are currently short staffed by 1/3.
Our longest serving employee of nearly 20 years, Linda Johnston, has had to take some time off for medical reasons.

By Ken Johnston
Editor

While the money has been raised the CT scanner has yet to be ordered by Riverside Health Care Facilities.
Teresa Hazel, Riverside Foundation Director, told the Record in an email Friday that, “We are still waiting for Ministry of Health approval to go to Tender. I think the process stalled a bit with the LHIN’s taking over funding of district hospitals.”

By Irene Hanson
RR Hosp. Aux.
Twenty members answered roll call at our May meeting, and it was really nice to see so many of you out. The minutes were read and the financial report given with both being approved as read.

Submitted by
Jessica Haw

The Stratton 4-H Beef Club held its first meeting on Thursday, May 10 at the home of Donna and Bud McQuaker.
There are 16 members in the club—Philemon and David Nussbaumer, Kylie Fileccia, Cassie and Jamie Westover, Nolan and Damon Short, Jared and Matt McQuaker, Kevin Gemmell, Myna, Tegan, and Ben Miller, Tyler Nielson, and Mitchell and Jessica Haw.