Railway City

“I don’t know, I think I always just had it in me, it just needed the right moment to get out.” These inspirational words from one local business owner spread like wild fire to neighbouring shops as local businesses have opted to forgo expensive professionally made signs for something more “handcrafted”. A simple scrap of paper, a black sharpie, and for added finesse some duct tape (fun fact: not actually useful on ducts) are all the supplies needed. Where graphically designed and professionally printed signs once lined the iconic street of Talbot, many business owners are skipping the hassle and erecting their own handmade notices and banners. Each new addition adopts a laissez faire attitude about their business image, imposing instead a glimpse into the true character of the business owner – no ableist Comic Sans snobs in the Railway City!   It can be said that as these visionaries post their hand-crafted signs they are truly “letting it all hang out”. While some may...

A recent study published in a prominent medical journal is making waves in rural Ontario.  The study found that children who ingested between 2 and 4 lbs. of manure before the age of 7 had a 250% average increase in immune system response to a variety of viruses and bacterial infections in lab tests.  The implication?  Feeding your young ones even a modest amount of manure could be good for their health. “I like to mix a little bit of it into Kent’s baby food,” said Sally Rankel.  Sally has found that it can be difficult to find good quality manure, but that some farmers are starting to understand that this is a real market.  “As difficult as it has been to source good quality local manure, I know it’s worth it when Kent looks up at me with that adorable shit-eating grin.” “This is opening up a whole new market for us,” said local farmer Fred Dexter.  Fred runs a goat farm outside St. Thomas, and is looking at adding a staff position specially...