Sex, gender identity and pronouns
by Zara Zrudlo
Sex, gender identity and pronouns have recently been a very commonly discussed topic, but why are we talking about them so much,...
Greener Homes Grant: Rebates for furnace upgrades and more
With home heating costs skyrocketing across the country, and predictions that it will only get worse from here, it is no wonder why homeowners...
World Water Day: Seriously off track
An important occasion has turned 30 this year. World Water Day is an annual event that has been held on March 22 every year...
There is more to nutrition than just choices
As you will read this issue in a submission from our local health unit, March is designated as “nutrition month”. Focusing on nutrition is...
Fire the Canons! It’s Daylight Savings Time!
In a letter to the editor of the Journal of Paris in 1784, Benjamin Franklin wrote, "Early to bed, and early to rise, makes...
Two for the price of one!
As yet another sunny cold day beckons us and our garden birds seek to find a morsel, or even a beak full of food...
Heritage
by Zara Zrudlo
I am writing this article in response to Lorraine Rekmans’ letter to the editor in last week’s paper. I didn’t honestly realize...
The necessity of learning life skills
Why do we need to get meat from animals? Why can’t we just get it from the grocery store?
No, I am not that dense,...
How times have changed
by Theresa Bergeron
For international women’s day, I thought I would enlighten the younger generation on how times have changed in my lifetime.
I was born...
What are we teaching our children?
I have been thinking a lot about social media and how people use it. For myself, I use it to keep in touch with...