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Garden gazing in southern Ontario
Pack up the car with a few friends, water bottle and sun hat and hit the road for a tour of the gardens in southern Ontario.
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Gardening ideas: from Philadelphia to southern Ontario
The gardeners of Philadelphia have a lot in common with the gardeners of southern Ontario. On a recent trip, I visited private and public gardens of Philadelphia and came away with ten great gardening ideas that we can do in Ontario.
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Jim Balsillie Wants NHL in Hamilton
RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie has made a bold offer to bring the NHL to Ontario, possibly Hamilton, playing real-life fantasy hockey in trying to move the Phoenix Coyotes.
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Election Results
The results of the Ontario elections. The Results of the New Brunswick elections.
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Regional Development Agency For Ontario
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the formation of a Regional Development Agency for Ontario. The agency's goal is to help with the province's economic recovery.
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60 Years of Victory
My Uncle Bert was part of the Liberation of Holland. He loved the people of that country deeply and often told stories of how well he and his fellow Canadian soldiers were treated there.
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Barrie Ontario Tornado Outbreak 1985
Part of a tornado swarm that hit Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and Southern Ontario, a F4 tornado struck the city of Barrie located north of Toronto on May 31, 1985.
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New and unusual small trees and shrubs
Looking for outstanding shrubs and trees for a small garden? At her lecture at the Civic Garden Centre in Toronto, Marion Jarvie gave us the scoop on some of the best!
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Attending the Fringe Festival in Toronto, Ontario
The Fringe Festival takes over downtown Toronto, featuring $10 ticket prices and 150 different shows performed by independent theatre companies from around the world.
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Convert your lawn to groundcover
Test your devotion to your lawn. Is it time to convert from lawn to a groundcover garden?
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Give your garden a bubble bath!
Add a touch of water to your garden with a bubbler. It's easy to assemble and racoon-proof!
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Going Wine Tasting in Niagara-on-the-Lake
Taking a day trip to tour wineries in the Niagara region is a fun and delicious experience. Taste award winning icewine and crisp Pinto Gris, all grown here in Canada.
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NHL Playoffs Being Overshadowed
In the midst of one of the most entertaining playoff seasons in recent memory, there is arguably more fireworks off the ice that are distracting from the on-ice product.
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Ready, set, sow!
Now is the time to browse the online seed catalogues to plan a spring garden filled with annuals and vegetables. This article gives you the sources and the know-how to start sowing!
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Restaurants in Perth County
If you find yourself between London and Stratford, in the pretty town of St.Marys, stop at the lovely new Darjeeling Tea Room for a delicious lunch or afternoon tea.
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Taking stock of the garden
Taking a hard, critical look at the garden is not as easy as it sounds. Here's a five-point plan for taking a fresh look at the overgrown daylilies, the withering vines and the clashing flower colours.
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Third NHL Team In Ontario
Where there's smoke, there's fire and the smoke surrounding a second NHL franchise is Southern Ontario just won't go away.
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Waterloo Region Combats Poverty
Almost 1 child in 5 lives in poverty and 47,450 people in the Waterloo Region live in poverty. Opportunities is a community organization for poverty initiatives.
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Why Doesn't Bettman Want Another Ontario Team?
Bettman, it seems, refuses to see the potential behind an NHL team in the Southern Ontario region. It would be more successful than many current American franchises.
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With a hopeful eye on the weather
March is a restless month for gardeners. With a constant eye on the weather, we wait for signs of spring. To wile away the days, surf the 'Net for weather forecasts of the upcoming gardening season.
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A growing interest in species clematis
Species clematis make good choices for southern Ontario gardens. They're easy to care for, vigorous growers that are among the most social of climbers for the garden.
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Bulbs add colour to the fall garden
Plant drifts of autumns crocus, colchicum, cylcamen and lycoris to brighten the fall garden.
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More About Me
This week, I'm going to tell you how I came to live with Mary and Dwight and how I got the name, Meeko.
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My Name is Meeko
Meeko, an Alaskan Malamute, owned my Mary Alward, the author of this topic, introduces himself. Learn a bit about Meeko.
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Plant these jewels of the fall garden
Sedum 'Autumn Joy', Japanese anenomes, Perovskia and Monch's asters sparkle in the autumn garden.
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Top Ten Deadliest Tornadoes in Canada
Although the infamous Tornado Alley is located in the U.S., many twisters have touched down in Canada but not as often as their neighbours to the south.
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Touring Vineyards along the Niagara Peninsula
Taking a day trip to tour the wineries along the Niagara Peninsula is a leisurely drive though the bucolic farms and sprawling vineyards of Beamsville and Vineland.
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What is the NFL's Relationship to the CFL?
Some might wonder why the CFL is around with a giant like the NFL south of the border. The NFL needs the CFL and this article will explain why.
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Introduction to the History of Guelph, Ontario
Guelph has grown from an agricultural community with European style into a city with a base of industry and education. It's farming history still has impact today.
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Mute Swans in North America
Mute Swans were introduced to North America. Their growing population and spread causes problems for the environment and native species of the Atlantic Flyway.
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Northwest Passage
The mixed mosaic of wetland in the northwest passage includes two US states and one Canadian province. Washington, Oregon and British Columbia host more than 3 million waterfowl and other emigrating birds.

Tasting Gold Award Wines in Beamsville, Ontario
Beamsville has one of the best grape growing regions in the province. Spend the day touring vineyards and tasting wine that is produced here along the Niagara Peninsula.
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Trumpeter Swans Threatened by Foreign Species
Canada's largest native swan, the trumpeter swan, is under threat by the aggressive mute swan, brought to North America about 120 years ago.
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Festivals and Events in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto is a world class city with a multitude of activities and events to keep visitors entertained- from festivals and dining, to museums and shopping for all ages.
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Snags and nurse trees
Nurse trees and snags are essential to the diversity of forest ecosystems.
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Daycare At Your Workplace
Factors to consider when enrolling your child in a workplace daycare or when proposing to start a facility.
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Ice palace
Nature journal for December. The river begins to freeze and geese return to the pond. A beaver lodge and an ice palace. A hike at Rattlesnake Point, an outlier of the Niagara Escarpment.
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Leafs To Get an Area Rival?
The Toronto Maple Leafs may be about to get a rival. Speculation is growing over a possible NHL expansion that would put a team in the Toronto Area.
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Natural Disasters in Canada
With its size, wide variety of regions and weather patterns, Canada comes with several emergency risks. What natural disasters are specific to which regions, and how can
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Simple Vegetable Garden--Part Two
Planting the vegetable seeds and seedlings in the garden.
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Spring Flowering Plant Lakeside Daisy
Learn how to identify the Lakeside daisy and where it is still found. This endangered spring flowering native wildflower grows, among other locations, in Lakeside, Ohio.
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A Christmas Idea for Birders
At the Long Point Bird Observatory in Canada, you can adopt a banded bird or give an adoption certificate as a gift.
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A Look at the Provinces, Part V: Ontario
This is the fifth article in the series. Ontario is the richest and most populous province in Canada and is Home to the federal capital. Situated between Manitoba and Quebec. It has an area of 412,582 square kilometres and has a population of 9,042,433 people. The Capital is Toronto. It was one of the founding provinces in 1867.
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Blue, Gray Gnatcatcher
The Blue, Gray Gnatcatcher is a perching bird a bit smaller than a sparrow standing about five inches tall as an adult. This gnatcatcher is a small, lean bird with a long tail.
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Canada beneath the Harvest Moon
Mary M. Alward, contributing Editor for Suite101's <a href="http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/5086"><b>Canadian Tourism, Travel & Culture</b></a> looks at traditional life down on the farm at harvest time.
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Canada's Economic Troubles
By the end of June 2009 the economic downturn continued in Canada as in other countries, although it seemed to be easing a little.
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Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Quebec & Ontario
Brightly decorated Canadian Pacific Trains powers through the provinces of Canada and are sight to behold as they transport merriment and entertainment across the land.
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Dispelling the myths about growing roses
At a local gardening conference, Judith Adam dispelled some myths about growing roses in northern climates. From pruning, planting and fertilising, learn how to treat roses like the princesses they are and be rewarded with fairy tale blooms.
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FATHOM FIVE NATIONAL MARINE PARK
In the 1850's, shipping around Tobermorey, Ontario began in earnest. Due to increasing numbers of shipwrecks, improved navigational aids were developed. Three lighthouses, Big Tub, Flowerpot and Cove Island were erected to guide the ships on the lake.
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Field Guides from Falcon Press
Falcon Guides are among the best wildflower field guides available today. This group of three covers the northwoods, the Ozarks, and tall grass prairies.
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