Using life insurance as a tax shelter for business owners
by Daren Givoque, Financial Advisor, O’Farrell Financial Services
In January, 2018, the Canadian government put new tax on split income (TOSI) rules into effect, causing...
Newspapers Matter – Now More Than Ever
by Dave Adsett, Publisher, The Wellington Advertiser, Fergus, ON
Every town has one. In Fergus, his name is Ian.
He is a champion of history, safeguarding...
Baldwin’s Birds
I hope you all have had a great Canada Day holiday weekend, that your birds have kept you occupied as well, and that they...
Community newspapers the preferred choice
Local newspapers are a trusted source of information in communities across Canada. They continue to be the preferred source for local news and information,...
Fake news and media concentration a concern
Things are changing in Canadian media circles, and it is not all good news. Canadian Journalists for Free Expression , have issued their 8th...
Baldwin’s Birds
Hopefully all of you are fit and well and staying safe, under the new restrictions imposed by Covid 19. Our winter birds are, fortunately,...
Blue Birds are back!
by John Baldwin
My breakfast preparations were interrupted this morning by a glimpse of blue on one of my nesting boxes! Could it be!? Yes...
Ready to adopt a cat?
Louise was rescued in September of 2021 from a colony in Actons Corners. She continues to be shy but is still making slow progress....
Bringing Boomer visitors to North Grenville
by Michael Whittaker
There are about seven-million retirees in Canada. The nearly 160,000 seniors in the National Capital Region have a significant cohort of baby...
Christmas tells us we matter
There has been a certain amount of tension about Christmas over the past couple of decades. The move away from “Merry Christmas” to “Happy...