Author: Clint Curtis

Sections are numbered beginning with 1 in the South East corner of the Township and ending with 36 in the North East Corner. Every Section contains 640 acres of land and is approximately 1 square mile in size. How many LSDS are in a section? Townships are divided into 36 sections, each section measuring one-by-one […]

Ontario became the first jurisdiction in North America to completely phase-out coal-fired electricity generation. Today, Ontario’s electricity system is roughly 94 per cent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions free. Will natural gas be phased out in Ontario? Natural gas is being phased out in Canada from 2023 We’re currently thinking then that December 2023 is going […]

Ontario is also announcing two new areas for a 110-kilometre-an-hour speed limit on a trial basis, on Highway 400 from MacTier to Nobel, and Highway 11 from Emsdale to South River. Where on the 401 is the speed limit 110? Six sections of Ontario highways where 110 km/h speed limits will be made permanent: Queen […]

Ontario potatoes are classified as long, round whites, round reds, or sweet. Long potatoes are the most popular. The interior is white, the skin varies from brown and rough (Russet Burbank, Russet Norkotah and Frontier Russet varieties) to buff-colored and smooth (Shepody). Where do Ontario potatoes come from? James, the United Empire Loyalists began growing […]

Because we know that the combination of Ontario’s warm long summer days and cool nights coupled with an abundant supply of water always produces a high-quality potato. Potatoes are Ontario’s largest fresh vegetable crop and second only to tomatoes as a processing crop. Are potatoes grown in Ontario? Potatoes are cool not only because they […]

The Ontario populations of Lakeside daisy constitute about 95 per cent of the populations existing in the world; Lakeside daisy is one of very few plant species with most of its global range in Ontario. Are daisies native to Ontario? Introduced from Europe in the early 1800’s as a grass seed contaminant, and then spread […]

Black eyed Susan (Rudbeckia Hirta) a member of the daisy family, makes a statement in the garden wherever this perennial is planted. This favourite Ontario native plant blooms from July through September. Is black-eyed Susan native to Ontario? Habitat: Black-eyed Susan is a native plant in the Great Plains but was introduced into Ontario and […]

hardneck. Two types of garlic are cultivated in Ontario – “hardneck”, the most common, and “softneck” which grows less well in our soil and climate. So-called “elephant garlic” is not a garlic at all, but a relative of the leek. Different varieties are grown, but there are no significant differences among them. What is the […]

In 2018, Belleville police reported an overall crime rate of 4,980 incidents per 100,000 population, 21% higher than in Ontario (4,113) but 9% lower than in Canada (5,488). Is Belleville Ontario a nice place to live? Our beautiful setting, quality of life and access to huge markets makes Belleville an ideal location for business and […]

Wild Petunia is native to southern Ontario and Eastern United States. Long flowering May to October with lavender-blue, petunia-shaped blooms set on a tidy mound of slender, long, olive-green leaves. Best grown in full sun to partial shade in average to dry well-drained soil. Where are petunia native to? South AmericaA member of the Tobacco […]