With March comes the hope of spring after a long winter. It’s right around the corner and farmers are itchy to get into the field to plant. March also brings Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, celebrated March 12-18, 2023. Ag Safety Week is an annual public initiative delivered by the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) to […]

Between 1838 and 1910 – there were over 125 mutual insurance companies established in Ontario. South Easthope was one of 2 farmer’s mutual fire insurance companies established in 1871. It is the 8th oldest of the 37 remaining provincially licensed farm mutuals in Ontario. Read the full article here.

Unfortunately in Canada, we need to have an annual National Drowning Prevention Week bringing attention and focus to drowning prevention. Each year, approximately 500 Canadians die in preventable water-related incidents. One drowning is one too many. The following prevention tips were selected from major drowning risk factors in the 2018 Edition of the Lifesaving Society’s […]