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Grain Farmers Welcome Rain

The Chair of the Lambton Grain Farmers is pleased to see the wet conditions. Kevin Marriott says about 50 mm (2 in) of rain the last weekend of May, 15 mm last night and over 25 mm (1 in) this morning is welcome indeed. [audio mp3="http://blackburnnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/kevin-1.mp3"][/audio]

Marriott says the wheat crop, decimated by a wet fall, is doing better although the acreage is down. Environment Canada is forecasting a 60 per cent chance of showers or thunderstorms through Wednesday.

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Scoreboard, Nov. 14

Loads of local hockey action, and Canada punched a ticket to the semis of the IIHF Women's World Championship.