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Welcome to this mid-week edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire with Shaun Haney, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! Today on the show: 00:00 - Coming up… 02:49 - Mark Huston of Chatham-Kent, Ontario 15:44 - Dwight Ludwig of Cory, Indiana 27:13 - Fred Grieg of Reston, Manitoba 37:05 - Rob Sommerville of Special... Read More

Welcome to this mid-week edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire with Shaun Haney, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! Today on the show: 00:00 - Coming up… 02:49 - Mark Huston of Chatham-Kent, Ontario 15:44 - Dwight Ludwig of Cory, Indiana 27:13 - Fred Grieg of Reston, Manitoba 37:05 - Rob Sommerville of Special... Read More

Paramedics in Windsor-Essex inch closer to a strike and a popular tourist attraction in Chatham-Kent is forced to close. These stories and more are in your noon news on the go.

Three people are isolating in Ontario after contact with the hantavirus and a pedestrian was hit by a VIA Rail train in Chatham-Kent. These stories and more are in your noon news on the go.

Au début du mois d'avril, des résidents de la localité de Chatham-Kent, dans le sud de l'Ontario, ont rapporté la présence d'une mystérieuse créature simiesque dans les bois de la région. Les témoins parlent d'une créature mi-homme mi-animal qui ferait entre 2,10m et 2,40m. La «chose» aurait le corps recouvert de poils sombres. Pour les témoins, il ne fait aucun doute que cette créature est le légendaire sasquatch, l'abominable homme des bois d'Amérique. Chronique paranormale avec Christian Page, auteur et spécialiste du paranormal. Regardez aussi cette discussion en vidéo via https://www.qub.ca/videos ou en vous abonnant à QUB télé : https://www.tvaplus.ca/qub ou sur la chaîne YouTube QUB https://www.youtube.com/@qub_radioPour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr

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It looks like Owen Sound will make a meek -- but mercifully quick -- exit from the OHL playoffs, but what's gone wrong with an Attack team that was setting the pace for the first month of the season? Plus, was it Kieron Walton or Carter George that was the best trade deadline acquisition? You decide.  Farwell and Dan also update a conversation from a few weeks ago when they talked about ticket price increases in the Soo. Our Inbox (ohlpodcast@rogers.com) has been flooded with frustrated fans who don't like the premium playoff prices. Is the OHL pricing itself out of the grassroots? And thanks to a presentation to Chatham-Kent council, we have as clear a picture as ever about the OHL's plans for expansion. While it sounds exciting, how many new franchises can the OHL sustain? You'll get a breakdown of all of it, plus your playoff Performers of the Week. The OHL Podcast is supported by Draft Kings Sportsbook. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Police identify the victim of Tuesday night's stabbing death in LaSalle and Chatham-Kent might get its own OHL team. These stories and more are in your morning news on the go.

Chatham-Kent Mayor Darrin Canniff returns from The Gambia and free fishing this weekend. These stories and more are in your CKNewsToday.ca morning news on the go.

I sit down with Chris Case, a firefighter who spent 25 years in Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service before making the leap to Canada and becoming Fire Chief of Chatham-Kent in Ontario.This is not a career-timeline conversation. It is a deep exploration of leadership, identity, and the personal cost of doing complex work in complex systems.We talk about moving beyond the cookie-cutter career, the curse of competence, and what happens when professionalism becomes a golden cage. Chris shares hard-won lessons from counter-terrorism, multi-agency command, senior leadership, and governance, but also from parenting, failure, anxiety, and learning when to stop optimising everything.We explore why managers enforce rules but leaders enforce values, why undefined expectations become premeditated resentments, and why senior officers eventually trade tools for words. We talk about ambition, burnout, anger as fuel, and the danger of confusing progress with peace.This episode is for firefighters at every rank who are trying to do meaningful work without betraying themselves in the process.Connect with Chris Case HEREAccess all episodes, documents, GIVEAWAYS & debriefs HEREPodcast Apparel, Hoodies, Flags, Mugs HERE our partners supporting this episode.GORE-TEX Professional ClothingFIRST TACTICAL- tactical gear for elite operatorsMSA The Safety CompanyJAFCOIDEXFIRE & EVACUATION SERVICE LTD Send us a textSupport the show***The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. Our partners are not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness.*** Please support the podcast and its future by clicking HERE and joining our Patreon Crew

A Windsor man was airlifted to a hospital in London after a crash in Chatham-Kent and Windsor Police issue an arrest warrant for a man after a 17-year-old girl was sexually assaulted. These stories and more are in your noon news on the go.

Bail has once again been denied for a man accused of sexually assaulting three teens and a young woman in Chatham-Kent and Sarnia-Lambton in 1997. A fraud trial is underway for a Tilbury woman, accused of taking money from Community Living Chatham-Kent clients for electronics, but failing to deliver them. The Wallaceburg hospital is receiving funding to help modernize, thanks to Tim Hortons' annual Holiday Smile Cookie campaign. The Detroit Red Wings lost 4-1 to Utah to snap their two-game winning streak. 

A Chatham-Kent councillor believes a neutral perspective is needed to help address the local homelessness problem. A traffic complaint in Wallaceburg has led to drug charges for a Sarnia man. Ontario's hospitals are urging residents to get their flu shots. The Toronto Maple Leafs rallied for a 3-2 win over Chicago, the Detroit Red Wings got by the Islanders 3-2, and Chatham-Kent's Travis Konency had an empty net goal and an assist in Philadelphia's 4-1 win over Montreal.

A Chatham woman accused of arson has avoided jail time after pleading guilty to fraud and breaching her bail conditions. Chatham-Kent council approved land acquisitions and contract amendments to move forward with the Talbot Trail Realignment project. The ninth annual Holiday with a Hero event in Chatham was a big success. The Toronto Raptors snapped a four-game skid with a 106-96 victory over Miami, while the Detroit Pistons beat Boston 112-105 for their fourth straight victory.

The Ontario Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has ended its investigation into sexual assault allegations involving Chatham-Kent police after the complainant stopped cooperating.  The Chatham-Kent Hospice has received accreditation for another 3 years. Around 250 people came out to the WISH Centre in Chatham on Saturday for East Side Pride's 16th Annual Breakfast with Santa. The Detroit Red Wings held off the Calgary Flames 4-3 for their fourth straight win. Canada's women's hockey team lost 10-4 to the U.S. in game three of the Rivalry Series. 

The snow and rain has cancelled school buses in all zones in Chatham-Kent today. Schools are still open. An $8.8 million corn and soybean packaging and processing plant is coming to Blenheim. A routine patrol in Blenheim led to a short police pursuit and ended with a local man facing multiple charges. The Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority is pushing back against the province's proposal to merge 36 conservation authorities into seven regional agencies. Chatham-Kent's Travis Konecny got his 500th NHL point as the Philadelphia Flyers beat San Jose 4-1. 

A bail hearing is underway for a man accused of sexually assaulting three teens and one young woman in Chatham-Kent and Sarnia-Lambton in 1997. Chatham-Kent police have charged a 19-year-old woman following a road-rage incident. Just over $28,000 was raised for the Children's Treatment Centre Foundation of Chatham-Kent thanks to the LoveWish Christmas Tree Raffle. The Toronto Maple Leafs blanked Tampa Bay 2-0, while the Detroit Red Wings shut out the Vancouver Canucks 4-0. Canada's training-camp roster is set for the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championship.

Environment Canada issued a special weather statement Tuesday morning for heavy snow. Park Avenue West in Chatham has reopened following a water main break. A couple of Chatham murder trials have hit snags with issues including trial delays, venues, and new lawyers being brought in. A Chatham-Kent man is in custody after police say they linked him to two separate break-ins reported over the weekend. Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health  reports that COVID-19 and RSV activity is low in the province but cases of the flu are steadily growing and expected to peak this month. Air Transat is set to suspend all flights Tuesday, ahead of Wednesday's strike deadline.

CK police are asking for help tracking down a man in connection with a theft at The Home Depot on Pioneer Line. A Chatham-Kent police officer is in the spotlight after a recent viral video. The province is providing $20M to improve safety at childcare centres. Access to primary healthcare is improving in Canada, but a recent survey shows that there's still a long way to go. A new "express entry" immigration category for foreign-trained doctors is opening up. Air Transat may start suspending flights as of Monday, as the clock ticks down on a strike deadline.

Chatham-Kent police assisted the OPP after a report of a man holding a handgun in a vehicle on St. Clair Road in Wallaceburg. CK police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man believed to be involved in a theft at a store on Pioneer Line. A viral social media post is shining a light on a local cop. Fewer than 100 homes were sold in Chatham-Kent last month, well below recent November averages. A new "express entry" category for foreign-trained doctors is opening up. U.S. President Donald Trump seems non-committal when it comes to trade talks with Canada.

Reach Out Chatham-Kent employees and volunteers are trying to end misinformation surrounding some of the work they do when helping the homeless. While Next Generation 9-1-1 is now live at Chatham-Kent police and fire, the evolution of the system continues. Rondeau Provincial Park will be closed again this weekend for another Deer cull. If you bank at Loblaws, EQB, which runs the digital EQ Bank, is acquiring PC Financial. Industry Minister Melanie Joly says the feds will serve Stellantis with a notice of default. Canada and Ontario have agreed to a one-year extension of the Canada-wide early learning and child care agreement.

School buses in zone 7 are cancelled today. Local EQAO results show students in Chatham-Kent and Sarnia-Lambton made steady gains, especially in reading and writing. Canada's latest food price forecast warns grocery bills will keep climbing next year, with Ontario expected to be hit harder than most. Fergie Jenkins and Doug Melvin have been named to the Baseball Hall of Fame's 16-member Contemporary Baseball Era Committee. The Chatham Maroons downed LaSalle 5-1 to pick up their fourth straight victory, and Chatham-Kent's Travis Konency had a goal and an assist in the Philadelphia Flyers' 5-2 win over Buffalo. 

Two brothers from Chatham-Kent are headed to federal prison for several years after admitting to running a "high-level" drug operation. Two men are facing arson charges following a fire at a business in Chatham. The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation's 36th Annual Christmas Wish Tree campaign is underway. The Toronto Maple Leafs beat Florida 4-1, the Detroit Red Wings beat Boston 5-4, and the Toronto Raptors edged Portland 121-118.

While the province claims that Ontario students aren't meeting educational standards, the local public school board asserts that students are showing consistent growth. A wanted 37-year-old man is in custody after trying to cross the border. Chatham-Kent police have charged a 36-year-old man with theft after he was reportedly caught with stolen items. The Tim Hortons' Holiday Smile Cookie campaign raised just under $20K for Chatham Goodfellows. The Auditor General is slamming the province for actions taken without considering Ontario's Environmental Bill of Rights.

Roads are a little slippery this morning in Chatham-Kent after some snow fell overnight, but crews are out, and drivers are reminded to drive to the conditions. The local public school says there are no plans to move Lambton Kent Composite School in Dresden because of the proposed landfill project. Chatham-Kent councillor Rhonda Jubenville will now face a two-month pay suspension, reduced from the original three. The Next Generation 9-1-1 system is up and running in Chatham-Kent. The Detroit Pistons rallied to beat Atlanta 99-98. 

Three battery storage energy projects could be coming to Chatham-Kent. It was another strong showing for Chatham's annual porchlight campaign. There are no plans to move Dresden's Lambton Kent Composite School. Authorities have seized thousands of kilograms of illegal drugs and millions of dollars in an initiative to disrupt organized crime in Canada. Erie Shores Health Foundation has launched a new monthly giving program called Care 365. Cal Foote, who was acquitted of sexual assault in a high profile trial earlier this year, has signed a deal with the AHL's Chicago Wolves.

Three major battery storage projects could be coming to Chatham-Kent, bringing new jobs and millions of dollars. Chatham-Kent police have arrested a wanted man following a disturbance call.  The Chatham Goodfellows have declared another successful Porchlight Campaign. If you run a small business, the final Canada Carbon Rebate payments for 2024-25 should be in your bank account soon, if not already. Canada has an agreement to join the European Union's Security Action for Europe, opening up new markets to Canada's defence companies and encouraging more investment. Four of the five hockey players, acquitted of sexual assault charges earlier this year, now have player contracts.

It doesn't look like the cap on the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund for Chatham-Kent is going away anytime soon. A 20-year-old from Blenheim is facing numerous charges following reports of a dangerous driver in Harwich Township. Broccoli florets sold under the Your Fresh Market brand are being pulled from store shelves across Canada. Algoma Steel has issued about 1,000 layoff notices because of pressure from U.S. tariffs. A recent Time Magazine article quoted a satirical Canadian news article as a fact. The Head Coach of the PWHL's Ottawa Charge has announced that she has breast cancer.

Ontario's Ministry of Infrastructure is defending the cap put on Chatham-Kent for the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund. Tariffs and pay suspensions are on the agenda tonight at the CK Council meeting. Hundreds of volunteers will be going door-to-door Monday night to make sure local families have a chance at a great holiday. Some precut broccoli florets are being pulled from the shelves for possible salmonella contamination. With the holiday shopping season now in full swing, small business owners are watching to see whether Canadians put their money where their mouth is.

Former environment minister Steven Guibeault has resigned from cabinet. Today is the deadline to apply to be a part of Chatham-Kent's new Encampment Advisory Committee. The Holiday Smile Cookie campaign in Tilbury raised $6,300 for the Tilbury Information and H.E.L.P. Centre and the Tim Hortons Foundation Camps. A tough loss for the Detroit Lions as they fell 31-24 to the Green Bay Packers on American Thanksgiving. 

The president of the Chatham-Kent Association of Realtors is calling on the Ontario Government to remove its cap on Chatham-Kent for the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund. Work on the new Chatham-Kent Community Hub is expected to begin next week, and it will impact traffic in the area. John McGregor Secondary School is celebrating as two of its students have been selected to display their artwork in a prestigious art showcase. The Canadian economy rebounded in the third quarter, rising 2.6% year-over-year. The federal government says the Liberal party remains united despite the departure of Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault. The death toll from the Hong Kong apartment complex fire has risen to 128, and authorities say about 200 people are still unaccounted for. 

Chatham-Kent council has approved its 2026 budget, settling on a 4.63 per cent tax increase. Business owners in downtown Chatham say ongoing vandalism is driving customers away. The Ottawa Redblacks have re-signed Chatham wide receiver Ethan Jordan. William Nylander scored in overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs got by Columbus 2-1. The Toronto Raptors have won nine in a row after edging Indiana, while the Detroit Pistons' 13-game winning streak came to an end as they lost to Boston. The Toronto Blue Jays have reportedly signed righty Dylan Cease to a seven-year, $210-million deal. 

Headlines say “buyer's market,” but you still see SOLD signs everywhere. Both can be true—and today I show you where and why across Ontario and Southwestern Ontario.What you'll learn:-A boots-on-the-ground snapshot: rates easing, listings piling up, and how months of inventory (MOI) changes buyer leverage.-City & corridor reads we're seeing in real time: London–St. Thomas, Sarnia–Lambton, Chatham-Kent, and lakefront/rec markets like Grand Bend and Port Stanley.Action steps for each audience:-Buyers: lock rate holds, hunt value, negotiate credits/repairs, and strike when the math works.-Sellers: price with precision using last 2–4 weeks of comps, pre-list inspections, and pro staging.-Investors/Builders: duplex & small multi plays, builder incentives, VTBs, and small infill where absorption supports it.-Dates to watch this month (permits, labour, housing data, fiscal update) and how those signals could shift momentum.My team covers residential, commercial, investment, and agricultural across Southwestern Ontario. We're in the field daily—before the headlines—so you get what's actually moving, not just what's trending.Tell me your city + price band in the comments and I'll reply with a submarket read. Want off-market, farm parcels, or builder-grade intel? DM “PRIME.”Subscribe for next week's Field-Ready breakdown.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement because of wind gusts up to 80 km/h. That's also prompted the local Conservation Authority to issue a safety bulletin for the Lake Erie shoreline. Chatham-Kent's proposed tax hike has been slashed by 3.96 per cent, thanks to a $2-million reduction. Chatham-Kent police say auto thefts are down, but pickup trucks are still the top target for thieves. The Board of Trustees for the St. Clair Catholic District School Board has approved the sale of a former school to Chatham-Kent. Canada's most decorated female Olympian, simmer Penny Oleksiak, is facing a two-year ban for an anti-doping rule violation. 

Chatham-Kent's former Integrity Commissioner has recommended that a councillor lose two months of pay for breaching the code of conduct. CK council will discuss the 2026 budget again on Wednesday night. A 19-year-old man has been charged after his partner was attacked and injured. The Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation has received another sizable donation from a longtime donor. Ontario's budget watchdog has some troubling news about manufacturing in the province.

Chatham-Kent's council meets tonight to discuss the 2026 budget. Harriet Jacobs, an Indigenous educator from the Wallaceburg area, is being remembered as a groundbreaking advocate for her community. The Zonta Club of Chatham-Kent is holding its annual "Say No to Violence Against Women" Rally on the Bridge today. The Detroit Pistons held off Indiana 122-117 for their 13th straight win, while the Toronto Raptors beat Cleveland 110-99 for their eighth straight win. 

A polar vortex is set to hit Canada next week. Chatham-Kent is one of 10 communities chosen to take part in a nation-wide pilot project. Centro Wood Fired Kitchen was recently named in OpenTable's Top 100 restaurants in the country. The Ontario government is introducing changes to beef up penalties for dangerous driving causing death. The National Farmers Union wants Ottawa to set up a 10-year pilot project that would ensure they receive an annual income of at least $50,000. Purolator estimates that it will deliver 52-million packages across Canada during the holiday season. Let us know if you've already started your holiday shopping on our daily poll.

A special weather statement calling for strong wind gusts is in effect for Chatham-Kent. A rally to end violence against women was held in Chatham on Tuesday. Chatham-Kent has been selected for a pilot project that hopes to curb violence and extremism in Canada. A recent list ranking the best restaurants in Canada included one in Chatham. The Ontario NDP have filed an ethics complaint against the Labour Minister over the Skills Development Fund. Ottawa and the provinces have raked in almost $5.5B in cannabis tax revenue since the drug was legalized in October 2018. Four more people have been arrested in connection with the October heist at the Louvre Museum.

Chatham-Kent police arrested a 43-year-old man after officers were told he was spotted on the roof of a Chatham business. A 50-year-old man from Stoney Point has been arrested and charged by the OPP. Bail could be harder to get in Ontario if new legislation is passed. Canadian Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is headed to Asia to discuss defence investments and shore up non-U.S. exports. Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's in no hurry to resume trade talks with the U.S. Multiple flavours of Yoplait's YOP drinkable yogurt are being pulled from the shelves because of the potential presence of plastic pieces. The Chatham Barnstormers will no longer be playing in the Intercounty Baseball League, instead, they'll compete in the Canadian Baseball League.

Chatham-Kent police believe there are more than 100 victims in a recent voyeurism investigation in Chatham, Windsor, and London. A man accused of sexually assaulting three teens and one young woman in Chatham-Kent and Sarnia-Lambton in 1997 has been denied bail again. Food banks and service groups in Chatham-Kent are feeling the pinch ahead of the holidays. Chatham's Ethan Jordan won the Hec Crighton trophy as the Most Outstanding Player in U Sports football. The Chatham Maroons lost 7-5 to Elmira, the Toronto Maple Leafs fell 3-2 in overtime to Columbus, the Detroit Red Wings were shutout 5-nothing by the Islanders, and Chatham-Kent's Travis Konency had two assists in Philadelphia's 3-2 overtime win against St. Louis. 

A 25-year-old Chatham-Kent man has been arrested following a months-long investigation by CK's Internet Child Exploitation Unit. Rondeau Provincial Park will be closed this weekend as officials work to thin the deer population. Two Chatham-Kent residents were recently recognized at the National Philanthropy Day Awards ceremony. The Federal government is set to release a report about the national pharmacare plan on Friday. Prime Minister Mark Carney has wrapped up his trip to the Middle East with a huge investment from the United Arab Emirates. CK's Holiday ARTsale is back at ARTspace as of November 21. Chatham's Jessie McPherson has officially made the PWHL as a goalie for the Toronto Sceptres.

A trustee on the Lambton-Kent District School Board is warning that the newly passed Bill 33 could erase her role. No injuries are being reported after a fire at a house in Chatham. Chatham-Kent police have kicked off their annual Festive R.I.D.E. campaign. The Toronto Raptors have won five straight and nine of their last ten after beating the 76ers 121-112, and the Whealtey Omstead got by the Walpole Island Wild 3-2 in PJHL action. 

Chatham-Kent is heading to court after York1 Environmental Waste Solutions claimed its planned Dresden landfill doesn't need zoning or planning approvals. The Kent Agricultural Hall of Fame welcomed its five newest inductees. The Chatham-Kent ATV Club's annual Feed the Hunger event was a success, raising over $5,000. The Toronto Maple Leafs beat St. Louis 3-2 in OT to snap their five-game losing streak. The Detroit Red Wings doubled up Seattle 4-2, and the Detroit Pistons beat Atlanta 120-112 for their 11th straight win. 

The suspects accused of setting fire to an affordable housing complex in August 2024 will have their day in court next year. Council has passed a motion to explore ways to prevent unauthorized ATV use and damage at the CASO recreational trail. A 35-year-old Chatham-Kent man has been arrested in connection with two dozen vehicle-related offences over a two-month span. Bill 33, the Supporting Children and Students Act, was passed in the Ontario Legislature on Wednesday. The Ford Government is expanding its home renovations energy-saving program. Roughly $35K was brought in for the Chatham's Children's Treatment Centre at a recent fundraiser.

It's a rainy day in Birderland. It's October 30, 2025 and I am writing this on night before Halloween.  I won't claim that this is going to be a spooky episode, but there are one or two scary birding stories from our guest Liam Ragan.  Liam broke the record for a Vancouver Island, British Columbia Big Year, but beyond that, he does a lot of fine conservation work out west, for the Rocky Point Bird Observatory.  His job gave him the freedom to travel around the island while also allowing him to go after his Vancouver Island Big Year record. But enough about Liam.  Time to get back to me. As you may have ascertained, I just love talking about birds and myself, not necessarily in that order.  If I didn't cut out all of my personal stories, these podcasts would be twice as long, and nobody wants that.  That being said, and the reason for a two month gap between episodes, is that I have been on the road birding nearly every day since the end of August.  On August 29, I finally got my first Wilson's Warbler of the year at Long Point and later that afternoon a Buff-breasted Sandpiper at in the sod fields of Brant County.  A week later I was back at the Long Point Field Staton for a very rare Townsend's Warbler. That same afternoon I rushed to Staynor, Ontario for a Ruff. All the while I was planning my trip out west to see the Whooping Crane migration for the first time, in Saskatchewan.  That had been a dream trip of mine since beginning birding in 2012.  I had seen Whooping Cranes where they winter in Texas, in Wood Buffalo National Park, where they breed in Northern Alberta and in between, a couple of others in Florida and Michigan.   Finally, on September 30, 2025, after a four day drive, I saw my first flock of migrating Whooping Cranes in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, just north of Saskatoon.  I met up with my friend Gavin McKinnon and his birding group and we all got to enjoy these marvelous, but endangered birds.  I then headed down to Grasslands National Park, but made a stop in Swift Current for a Broad-billed Hummingbird that had been visiting feeders and Josie's back yard.  This bird went north instead of south and was enjoying the cool autumn weather of southern Saskatchewan.  Alas, it's fate is unknown, as it likely never found its way back to the southern United States.  The next morning I got to Grasslands National Park as the sun was coming up and after an hour found what might have been the last remaining Burrowing Owl in the park.  The rest had headed south for the winter.  Back in Ontario, I've been seeing fall specialties like Red Phalarope and Nelson's Sparrow and chasing rarities like Purple Gallinule, Western Cattle-Egret and Little Blue Heron.     With those birds I surpassed my best Ontario species count ever.  We also had two super rare birds, a Graces Warbler, which I was a day late for in Algonquin Provincial Park and a Gray Kingbird in Chatham-Kent.  I wasted no time with that one and raced down the highway to see it.  A new Lifer for both my Ontario,(386) and Canada,(496) lists.   I am exhausted from all the driving, chasing and even just recounting of these stories, not to mention editing this very podcast.  So, it's time to relax, clear your mind of birds and chases and lists and such and listen to Liam Ragan's story of his Vancouver Island Big Year, where he will recount his stories of birds and chases and lists and such on this very podcast.  He even has a few scary tales from the west coast of Canada, as is fitting for a Halloween episode.  So, Happy Halloween, happy birding, and may the Ravens and crows stay away from your eyeballs, while you enjoy yet another episode of The Big Year Podcast. Links: https://friendsofmidway.org/explore/wildlife-plants/birds/albatrosses/laysan-albatross/wisdom-the-albatross/ https://www.birdability.org https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/06/21/that-time-the-us-almost-went-to-war-with-canada-218881/

Welcome all to The Big Year Podcast.  I'm Robert Baumander and you're, well, you.  It's the end of July, 2025, and you know what that means?  Certainly an all new episode of the Big Year podcast, naturally, but mostly, we're smack-dab in the heat of the summer and the lack-of-birds blues.  In July and August, it's more about the butterflies and bees than the birds in the trees.   It's hot, humid, and clammy.  You get soaked with sweat and barely see or hear any birds.  Nothing makes you look forward to fall migration more than the heat of July and the dog days of August.  However, butterflies, bees, fireflies, and dragonflies abound.  So slow down, look down, and you'll see there are many tiny creatures all around. And before you can learn what all of them are, it will be time for the shorebirds and warblers to return, fall migration will be in full swing and you can't forget all about those sting-y, bite-y bother-y bugs. Now, that is not to say I didn't seen any new birds in July.  The first week or so was pretty good, as I finally got to see that Brown Pelican.  Last month I was grousing about the fact that I had missed it in Niagara-on-the Lake.  But, wouldn't you know it, a week later it showed up on the shores of Lake Erie.  I raced down there the next morning, and within an hour, I finally got to see, photograph and enjoy my first Brown Pelican in Canada. A rarity indeed. That same day in Chatham Kent, I got to see a Lark Bunting.  Not unheard of in Ontario, but still pretty rare in any given year.  A few days later, I went to see a Short-billed Dowitcher and a Stilt Sandpiper in London, Ontario.  But since July 11th, no new birds have shown up and I can now just sit, wait and hope for those fall migrants, including that dastardly, fancy yellow warbler with the black cap called the Wilson's Warbler.  Maybe it should be called the Black-capped Warbler, or the How-the-heck-did-I-not-see-that-Warbler in the Spring Warbler. Anyway. Enough griping. This month's episode has been a long time coming and it is dedicated to my birding pal, Andrew Keaveny.  Oh, Andrew, Andrew, Andrew.  Why the lament?  Because according to my iMessage history, Andrew and I actually recorded this episode back in late February, or early March of 2023.  Sometime afterward, as I was going through podcast recordings to edit, I couldn't find that specific recording.  So I went on to other projects, recorded new ones,(didn't lose any of those), and occasionally searched my hard drives, iPads, iPhones, and sound recorder apps, looking for the original recording. After a while, I just forgot all about it, as you do.  Sorry, Andrew.  Then, late last year, someone asked me about Andrew's episode that was already over a year overdue, and I went back to searching, thinking that it had to be somewhere, right?  Once again, I was searching old iPhones, hard drives, my sock drawer, and under the bed where I found only fluff and dust, which, I'm told, my brain is mostly filled with. Again, no original recordings.  Again, sorry, Andrew.  Oh, and who is this Andrew Keaveny, you ask?  Most Ontario birders will have heard of him, but you haven't had the pleasure, Andrew is a long time Ontario birder, world traveler and guide, one of the most knowledgeable birders I know, an all-round swell guy, and a good birding friend of mine, whom I met way back in 2012. I was doing my ABA Big Year, and Andrew was doing his Ontario big year.  The first time we met, I learned that he knew Sue from when he was just knee high to a Canada Goose, birding with his parents at Colonel Samuel Smith Park in Toronto.  Well, maybe he wasn't that young.  Since then, we have run into each other often while out birding or at rare bird sightings all over Ontario.  As well as at Colonel Samuel Smith Park in Toronto, where we always try to show up for new park species to add to our coveted Sam Smith Park list.  Not that anyone's counting, but Andrew sits second all time with 256 species for the park and I am just behind him in forth place with 242.  Okay, yes, we're all counting. So back to the long and winding road to this episode.  In February of this year, I messaged Andrew, tail firmly between my legs, microphone in hand, to ask him to please, please rerecord the episode.  Unfortunately, he was under the weather at the time, and I never did get back to him about my podcast Mulligan.  Again, fluff and dust for brains.  I'd be right at home at a teddy bear's picnic, if you get my meaning. But, I digress.  Fast forward to July of 2025.  Well, actually May, when out of the blue, he, Andrew himself, messaged me asking for a donation to his Bird-a-Thon.  I said I was happy to do it, but in exchange, we had to finally complete what we had started over two years earlier.  Andrew was game, and this episode is the result.  It's certainly more timely and up to date than if I had just found and presented the nearly two and a half year old recording to y'all.  Anyway, I think the episode turned out much better than the original, as parts of it were going stale.  Not that the original was a stinker, by any means, but I certainly enjoyed catching up with Andrew and reliving some fun memories from the past and talking about birding in the present.  So as they say in the south, y'all just kick back, grab yourself a Long Island iced tea, sit a spell, take your shoes off, and enjoy The Big Year Podcast with me and Andrew Keaveny.    

Welcome back to RealAg Radio for the Farmer Rapid Fire presented by Pioneer Seeds Canada! Today’s host, Lyndsey Smith, is joined by: Billy Beaudry of Saint-Hyacinthe, Que.; Mark Huston of Chatham-Kent, Ont.; Jim Hale of Lancer, Sask.; Rob Sommerville of Special Areas, Alta.; and, Pioneer Agronomist Derwyn Hammond, based at Man., to talk about assessing... Read More

Welcome back to RealAg Radio for the Farmer Rapid Fire presented by Pioneer Seeds Canada! Today’s host, Lyndsey Smith, is joined by: Billy Beaudry of Saint-Hyacinthe, Que.; Mark Huston of Chatham-Kent, Ont.; Jim Hale of Lancer, Sask.; Rob Sommerville of Special Areas, Alta.; and, Pioneer Agronomist Derwyn Hammond, based at Man., to talk about assessing... Read More

Well, thank you once again for joining me on the Big Year podcast.  As May turns to June, spring migration is coming to a close. I've been busy all the merry month of May, birding in Long Point Provincial Park, where we got to see a Summer Tanager, Rondeau Provincial Parks for a Mourning Warbler, and Point Pelee National Park for Prothonotary Warblers and a Yellow-breasted Chat and Hillman Marsh for a Neotropic Cormorant and American Avocets.  I've taken trips to Toronto where I just saw a Western Kingbird at Humber Bay East and a Western Grebe at Colonel Samuel Smith Park, which was, for the longest time, my birding patch.   Now my birding patch is here in Branford, at a lovely spot called Gilkison Flats, along The Grand River.  I do enjoy birding there, but it's not quite the same as Colonel Sam. That was always my favourite spot to be during spring migration, and of course, that's where the Whimbrels have passed through on the way to their nesting grounds in the far north.  Alas, this year weather and other circumstances made it a disappointing Whimbrel Watch in Toronto, with much lower numbers than usual.     It might have been that they took a more westerly route this year.  I got to see Whimbrels in Chatham-Kent not far from Rondeau Provincial Park, in the same field I had not long before seeing a Yellow-head Blackbird, back in April.  And that was the same day I saw the Crested Caracara, which was probably the highlight of the season and Canada lifer for me.  That adventure started on a Monday, spending most of the day cruising around Essex County and going home disappointed, driving through blinding snow that prevented me from seeing the Yellow-headed Blackbird too.  On Wednesday the weather was much improved and I returned to Chatham for the Yellow-headed Blackbird, only to discover the caracara had been re-found only minutes from where I was.  I ended up seeing both birds that day.     It's now June 1, 2025 and the weather is perhaps, finally, hopefully, going to feel more spring like and I am going to enjoy birding without all the layers.  Sue and I spent a chilly final day of May, layered up from the wind, at the Huron Fringe Birding Festival, and we got to see Brewers Blackbirds and Upland Sandpipers, two of their specialty birds.  If you decide to go, you'll discover why the Kincardine Sewage Lagoons,(yes sewage lagoons-really), are known as Pelee North. The difference is that in Point Pelee, the birds are migrating through, but at the Huron Fringe Birding Festival, you are liable to find lots of nesting birds and birds that you may have missed because you weren't in the right place the right time during spring migration.   In fact, for me, I'm embarrassed to say this, but somehow I have not seen a Wilson's Warbler this year, and that's a little bit frustrating.  I was hoping to find one on Saturday, but no such luck.   But now it's time to get back to the podcast. And today we have Alberta's own, Gavin McKinnon. He was the birder, who in 2022, gave me a few tips and tricks to get some specialty songbirds in southern Alberta, like the Lark Sparrow and Thick-billed Longspur. I noticed late in 2024 that he had passed 400 species for Canada for the year and I wanted to know a little bit more about him, not just because he helped me, but because he is such an expert about birding in Alberta.  I will say we did chat before the end of 2024, after he had already passed 400 species, but I will follow up with him at a later date to find out how the year ended, and share it during an episode of "The Big Year Podcast: On the Road", in August.  In fact, as of June 1, he's once again the top birder in Canada with 324 species. Now, please enjoy all the stories you are about to hear equally and please don't show a preference for any one story, or birds will be removed from your Life List.  

Happy Podcast day, one and all!  Welcome to back to The Big Year Podcast.  Thank you once again for joining me.   It's April 15, 2025 and spring migration is well underway here in southwestern Ontario.  It's actually a bit of a miracle that I finished this episode on time because the last 2 weeks have been very busy for me and my fellow birders.  It started with a Western Grebe in Port Credit, a Black-headed Gull, at Port Colborne, followed by a Long-billed Dowitcher right here in Brant County.  The fun continued with over 50 American White Pelicans at Holiday Beach and a female Harlequin Duck down in Chatham-Kent.  I also go my first Ruffed Grouse and Common Loon for Brant County, but the real excitement was the chase for a Crested Caracara in Essex County, not too far from the Ontario/Michigan boarder, on April 7.   Dozens of birders flocked to the small town of Amherstburg for a once in a lifetime look at this large falcon that lost its way.  This bird should have been in Texas, and after a long day of searching seemed to have returned home.  I had then tried for a Yellow-headed Blackbird back in Chatham, but near blizzard conditions sent me home to contemplate missed opportunities.  However, on Wednesday the weather was nice again, so I decided to go back and look for the Yellow-headed Blackbird.  To my complete surprise, before I even arrived at McGeachy Pond, I was alerted to the return of the caracara, not in Amherstburg, but right there in Chatham, only 15 minutes from where I was parked at the side of the road.   Talk about being in the right place at the right time.  I drove, I saw, I counted a new Canada Lifer!  And I got to spend time with some of my favourite birding friends, including Kelly Sue, who you met on season one of the podcast.  She lived only 5 minutes away.  And yesterday we had another rare bird party as dozens of us migrated to Stoney Creek for a rare spring sighting of a Loggerhead Shrike.  And all through that I was trying to find time to finish this podcast.  Not only that, it's the onset of allergy season and my head feels like it's full of teddy bear stuffing.  Today's episode features Robert Gundy and Natasza Fontaine.  Robert is a biologist and Natasza was the 2024 ABA Bird of the Year Artist, painting the Golden-winged Warbler.  And they both completed a record setting (Covid)Florida Big Year in 2020.