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The orange color is cute and festive, but bad for camouflage. While fall officially began only a few weeks ago, many of us have come to expect pumpkins and Halloween decorations in stores as early as August. And this year, an adorable baby turtle joined in on the early autumnal festivities.

The second-generation southwestern Ontario farmers have carved out a niche in ornamental pumpkins, gourds and corn, seasonal crops that decorate tables on Thanksgiving and porches on Halloween. But the cost of getting a mini orange pumpkin or tiny green gourd from their farm in St. Thomas to stores across Canada and the United States ahead of the autumn holidays has surged. “We’re not impacted by tariffs but the trade issues are still ratcheting up costs for us across the board,” said Patrick Butters, who owns and operates the roughly 2,200-hectare farm with his brother Christopher. “We’ve been seeing incremental increases all season long.”Butters Farms offers a window into how trade tensions and geopolitical issues can ripple through the economy. Story continues below advertisement Higher freight, packaging and diesel costs are putting added pressure on farmers’ thin margins, while limited room to raise prices means producers are often left absorbing some of the increase. In addition to ornamental crops and pie pumpkins for eating, Butters Farms grows soybeans, wheat, butternut squash and sweet and field corn, which account for about 90 per cent of the farm’s acreage.

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The 20th annual Cape to Cabot road race is taking place tomorrow. The grueling 20 km trek sees participants running from one historic landmark to another: From Cape Spear to Cabot Tower on top of Signal Hill. The race starts at 8 a.m., and because of that there are a few related road closures in St. John’s. Between 7:45 and 11a.m. there will be numerous road closures along the route. A full list can be found online at VOCM dot com. Expect traffic impacts from 7:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. on routes including Blackhead Road, Southside Road, Water Street, Harbour Drive, Duckworth Street, Temperance Street and Signal Hill Road.