By: Tom Sproat When Chipo Mhlanga received word that she had been approved as a Canadian permanent resident, she was overwhelmingly excited; when she stepped onto the plane in Johannesburg, South Africa, she was nervous; when she landed in Toronto she was tired after two days of flight. But when Chipo Mhlanga, an actuary and…
A large supportive crowd was in attendance this past Saturday for the opening of the new Cliff Jump platform at the St. Marys Quarry. The event was taken to another level of promotion thanks to the gang from Today’s Country BX93 and regular listener “Brian from St. Marys” who encouraged the BX93 folks to visit…
This week 14 farm organizations repeated their joint call for the federal government to cancel variety registration for all genetically modified (GM or genetically engineered) alfalfa until a full economic impact assessment is conducted, and to establish a protocol for testing all imports of alfalfa seed grown in the US. “Through cross-pollination, GM alfalfa poses…
In preparation for the SPCS 50th Anniversary Celebrations, Susan Wilson and Joan Swiderski compiled an excellent timeline of the school’s 50 years that was on display for the roughly 500 visitors in attendance this weekend. We have included many of those timeline highlights below so that those who were unable to attend can enjoy Susan…
Induction to be live-streamed on Twitter Two dominant ex-major leaguers, two trailblazing, grassroots leaders and a gold medal-winning national team will be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame on June 24. Ex-Toronto Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay and former Montreal Expos slugger Vladimir Guerrero will be honoured in a ceremony at the Hall…