Where patrons 'sweat like a pig, then eat one' Friday, June 7, 2013 At first glance at least, there's more proof that the love affair restaurant operators and their customers have with bacon isn't over.Rashers, which opened last November, billing itself as "Toronto's only bacon sandwich shop," turned up the grill in March by offering a 30 per cent discount to runners and cyclists who completed a circuit in the city in the shape of a pig and presented the digital map from the smartphone application to the restaurant's owners.A Toronto Star writer described the promotion as one where patrons "sweat like a pig, then eat one." The restaurant is in the Leslieville neighbourhood of Toronto on Queen Street East and offers six sandwiches costing $5 to $8, according to the Star story. Most are made with peameal bacon, egg, cheese and sauce. There is a vegetarian version also so there may be some waffling on the bacon love. The pig made a full commitment, the restaurateurs less so. BP 'Ag gag' law passes in another U.S. state Behind the Lines - June 2013
B.C. livestock ID program unreliable Thursday, November 20, 2025 A program designed to protect B.C.’s livestock and poultry sectors isn’t doing so, a new report found. A look into the BC Premises Identification program discovered the Ministry of Agriculture and Food hadn’t implemented the program properly, B.C. Auditor General Sheila Dodds said in a... Read this article online
Canadian Farmers Seek Fair Succession Tax Reform Wednesday, November 19, 2025 Family farmers across Canada are urging the federal government to update tax rules that they say no longer reflect the reality of modern farming families. Current laws under the Income Tax Act allow farmers to transfer their farms to their own children without immediate tax... Read this article online
Workers at Maple Leaf pork plant in Manitoba support strike mandate Wednesday, November 19, 2025 Workers at a pork product production facility in Winnipeg, Man., may be going on strike. UFCW Local 832, which represents 1,880 workers at Maple Leaf’s facility at 870 Lagimodiere Blvd., received 98 per cent of support for a strike mandate, the union announced on Nov. 15. This means... Read this article online
Battle River Railway and CN collaborate on Alberta wheat movement Wednesday, November 19, 2025 A rail shipment of wheat in Alberta marked a significant milestone. Battle River Railway (BRR), a farmer-owned shortline railway, and CN, worked together to bring five cars of wheat to Westlock Terminals – its first ever wheat shipment by rail – from Battle River’s elevator in... Read this article online
Alberta ag minister included in Operation Total Recall Tuesday, November 18, 2025 A community group is targeting MLAs – like Agriculture and Irrigation Minister RJ Sigurdson – and his colleagues who voted in support of using a controversial part of the Charter. Operation Total Recall tracks campaigns against 44 “MLAs who voted to use the Notwithstanding Clause against... Read this article online