Oh, the excitement of those early days of the Prime Meridian Trail! We had ourgrand opening in 1995. We began to run Family Fun Days here in Grosse Isle incooperation with the Prairie Dog Central Railway. We put up big army tents asthere was no shelter at the site at this time. There must have […]
The end of one era and the beginning of another. Read More »
Here is an interesting article about Individual rights must coincide with public interest.
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Here is an interesting article about factory animals which I would recommend everyone to read.
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The thermometer that hangs outside our kitchen window reads -34 Celsius. The wind chimes that hang beside it are moving around vigorously which means a stiff breeze outside. Environment Canada says we have a wind chill of -47 Celsius which means it’s bitterly cold. The wind is about 20 kilometers per hour and coming from
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Every spring we buy weanling pigs. We usually bring them home in a wooden crate and confine them to their room in the barn for the first week or two. After that we open the door to the outside pen and they have the run of the place which is about 16 feet square. Pigs
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Yoda was our cat. He lived outdoors in the barn and took care of the mice and rats for us. He not only looked after our place, but took care of the rodent problem at our neighbours as well. He was an interesting animal and would often go for walks with Dorothy and me. He
Yes I am serious; I have a “how the chicken crossed the road” story. One beautiful summer afternoon when I was working at my shop, I heard this strange cry coming from the barnyard. It was definitely a screech of distress with a moaning quality to it. I looked towards the chicken run and I realized that
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Let me say at the outset that this is not good news for our group at Grosse Isle. This letter taken at face value makes the argument that the colony should be allowed to have as many as 1562.5 animal units in their operation. If this information was correct the colony would have used this
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True to form, the government does its best to support an industry that in my opinion is not sustainable environmentally, ethically or economically. There is no consideration given to the people in the community and the impact this operation has on their lives. The Government is basing their decisions on misinformation which we have pointed
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Dear Minister Guillemard My name is Bill Massey and I represent a group called the Concerned Citizens of Grosse Isle. We were formed in 2004 to deal with a proposed hog barn expansion at the nearby Rock Lake Hutterite Colony. I know that Our MLA Ralph Eichler gave you a brief synopsis of our attempts
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