Long term planning
January 19, 2021
The big question is, how long is long? Last week, the city of Ottawa announced its willingness to release several hundred acres of prime farmland
The big question is, how long is long? Last week, the city of Ottawa announced its willingness to release several hundred acres of prime farmland
“I’ve made choices.” This old song by George Jones has taken on a greater meaning this year. Some good like your partner in life. Some
During everyday chit-chat, we seldom associate politics with food. When an election or just hot political topics arise, we are assured that jobs, health care,
Without a doubt 2020 has been the most trying year in the life of everyone living today. This is also the time of year when
The U.S. election results — a hoax? COVID-19 — a hoax? Climate change — a hoax? Are these the same group of people? Now that
When I was a kid in the 1950s, it was common for my dad to stop and give the horse a rest beside the line
Everyone is important. When the clocks changed back an hour to standard time, the farmers were the first to be reminded by their animals that
This was really what happened in the days when a country with the best navy ruled the seas and often held control of the world.
We regularly see caution flags or those bright orange cones along the roads that we travel. We have also bounced through a deep pothole or
2020 has been a year of very fast learning. Our first lesson was that technology gave us a way to learn from home. It took
The big question is, how long is long? Last week, the city of Ottawa announced its willingness to release several hundred acres of prime farmland from the green belt for development and housing. The green belt is a large belt
“I’ve made choices.” This old song by George Jones has taken on a greater meaning this year. Some good like your partner in life. Some not so good, and we have all made a few of those. Our diet, only
During everyday chit-chat, we seldom associate politics with food. When an election or just hot political topics arise, we are assured that jobs, health care, education, national defence and the state of the economy will be at the top of
Without a doubt 2020 has been the most trying year in the life of everyone living today. This is also the time of year when people reflect back on the year that is almost gone and take stock of how
The U.S. election results — a hoax? COVID-19 — a hoax? Climate change — a hoax? Are these the same group of people? Now that I have your attention, let’s look a little closer. The U.S. election involved recount after
When I was a kid in the 1950s, it was common for my dad to stop and give the horse a rest beside the line fence and our neighbour would do the same. This was not only appreciated by the
Everyone is important. When the clocks changed back an hour to standard time, the farmers were the first to be reminded by their animals that they were an hour late bringing feed, starting the milking and all other farm chores
This was really what happened in the days when a country with the best navy ruled the seas and often held control of the world. When an intruding ship was infringing on the sea close to another country, a cannon
We regularly see caution flags or those bright orange cones along the roads that we travel. We have also bounced through a deep pothole or deep cut-out in the pavement where work is only partly done but the paving gang
2020 has been a year of very fast learning. Our first lesson was that technology gave us a way to learn from home. It took our schools and universities a while to adjust from in person to learning from a
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