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Charles Edmund Lister was born in Ontario on Aug. 21, 1858, and first appears in the local directory of 1876. He is listed as ...
One of the consequences of the 1980 mall development, in the core area, was the near total elimination of Sixth Street. It, in its original form, stretched from the south bank of McGregor Creek, ...
At its June 23 meeting, council gave the thumbs up to ERA Architects Inc., in partnership with Monumental, to put together ...
Put a fence around the garden. Rabbits are a gardener’s nightmare, and the easiest way to deal with them is to put up a ...
Leaves are about the size of half a dollar bill, often split into two lobes. The leaf colour is true green, turning to striking gold in autumn. Often used as a street tree for municipalities, Ginkgoes ...
Finance column from Christine Ibbotson.Affluenza is a term that was first coined by Fred Whitman in the 1950s to describe a child that grows up with social and financial privilege. This is quite ...
Your best defence against rabbits is a physical barrier. Chicken wire or hardware cloth is inexpensive and easy to put up. You will need to go 18 to 24 inches high, and a few inches buried into the ...
Do not tell your banker you’re wanting to do this since you think you may lose your job. That’s the fastest way to “shoot yourself in the foot” and not get approved. Instead, tell them you want to get ...
I recall the late Bill Ross of William McKenzie Ross Florists telling me that my grandfather’s Funeral, in 1945, was one of the last parlor funerals his family had. This is an occasion where the ...
If you are anything like me, more than once you will forget the daily watering of containers only to discover wilting flowers the following day. Two consecutive days of water neglect and your annual ...