May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. It is also a month within the northern season of spring. The month May has been named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of
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For the past 20 years Alf Grubb has planted trees - Not just one or two, or even a dozen to line the driveway – but literally THOUSANDS! Working with Saugeen Valley Conservation, Alf Grubb, owner of Buddsteel Architectural Products Ltd. has been distributing White Spruce seedlings to local citizens committed to planting trees in honour
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April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, and one of four months with a length of 30 days. April was originally the second month of the Roman calendar, before January and February were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC. The birthstone of April is the diamond, and the
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Global warming, climate change, big concepts with mind-boggling ramifications for our Earth. But effective solutions to massive problems often start with one simple act, like flicking a switch! Earth Hour is an annual event, conceived in 2007 by the World Wildlife Fund and Leo Burnett, to draw attention to the massive amount of electricity we
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“The East and the West in the spring of the world shall blend” – Richard Hovey (1829 – 1905) And he wasn’t kidding… Today, being the first day of Spring, thoughts generally turn to gardens, lawns, long walks and renewal all around. That is until you draw the drapes and have a look outside! All
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This weekend will be a good one for stargazing as L4 Pan-Starrs Comet passes the Earth to its closest approach to the Sun on March 10th! First discovered in 2011, L4 Pan-Starrs is what is known as a ‘baby comet’, only a few million years old. And while it has been visible in the southern hemisphere for
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*SPROING* Just when your body is starting to get used to S.A.D., scraping ice off your windshield and shovelling that nasty white stuff off the front porch it’s time to move our clocks ahead an hour and get ready for – SPRING!. That’s right - Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 2:00:00 AM clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March
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March is in present time held to be the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is one of the seven months which are 31 days long. March in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of September in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of
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February  is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the shortest month and the only month with fewer than 30 days; the month has 28 days in common years or 29 days in leap years. February is the third month of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, February is the seasonal equivalent of August in the Northern Hemisphere (which is the
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It’s Groundhog Day, the day  Wiarton Willie and Punxsutawney Phil have more to say about the weather than the CBC Weather Centre. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, then spring will come early; if it is sunny, the groundhog will supposedly see its shadow
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January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. January starts on the same day of the week as October in common years, and starts on the same day of the week as April and July in leap years. In
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December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. December’s flower is the narcissus or holly. December’s birthstones are turquoise, lapis lazuli, zircon, topaz (blue), or tanzanite. In Latin, decem means “ten”. December was also the tenth month in the
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