Are You Planning A No Mow May?
I have seen arguments on both sides around the idea of "No Mow May" and they both sound founded. One idea is that the early flowers like dandelions are not offering much for nutrients to our pollinating community, which is the big...
May 07, 2024
Add A Tasty Smile To Your Routine This Week For A Great Cause
Today is the beginning of a tasty week with Tim Hortons Smile Cookies available. Not only is it a friendly way to sweeten your day, but this treat is also working to put smiles on the faces of the fundraiser partners. This week when you p...
Apr 29, 2024
Earth Day 2024 - Let's Work To Keep Our Home Safe
If you were travelling this weekend, you may have noticed the roadsides were a bit busier than normal. I passed a couple locations where people were dressed in high vis attire collecting trash along the roadside. That is certainly one way...
Apr 22, 2024
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Careful, The Potholes Are HERE!
Spring is officially here! The peepers are peeping, the birds are singing, the mosquitoes are beginning buzzing AND the potholes are WILD! I had to take a drive to the valley yesterday and WOW is all I can say. I hit one on highway 12 and...
Apr 17, 2024
LISTEN: The Newest Children's Authors On The South Shore Launch Their First Book
Today I had the newest authors on the South Shore drop in for a chat. Mary Jayne and Kyle Wyman from Hebbville have turned a real life common occurrence into a children's book about their boys. This Saturday you can drop by the St Philip's...
Apr 12, 2024
Monday's Total Solar Eclipse, A Once In A Lifetime Event
By this time next week it will all be over. Next Monday, April 8, 2024 we will experience a total solar eclipse. This event will be the first since 1972 where this much of the sun is covered by an eclipse in this area. Since this is the fi...
Apr 02, 2024
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Big Ex Saturday Entertainers Announced!!
Mid March already and we are starting to get some details around this summer's South Shore Exhibition. Yesterday this year's theme for the Big Ex was announced, The 2024 theme is.......... "Blue Jeans and Country Dreams" Now this ...
Mar 14, 2024
The SHAID Action Wraps Up FRIDAY!
Here is your chance to get your bids in for some great items and help out the fluffy critters at SHAID Tree Animal Shelter. SHAID Tree Animal Shelter is very excited about their 2nd annual online auction and would like to start off by thank...
Mar 06, 2024
Drones Will Light Up The Sky This Summer
A lot of things that we know and enjoy are changing to better the environment. This could be the next norm that adjusts celebrations in the future. I have always loved fireworks. I remember some great shows and I also remember as a kid if...
Mar 05, 2024
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March 1st Means The Burger Battle Is ON!
Happy March! Let me tell you, we are lucky on the South Shore. The deliciousness from the sea that we experienced all last month with the Lobster Crawl has now been replaced by tasty burgers. All March, your task should you accept it, is...
Mar 01, 2024
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