Reconciliation needs truth
Next Saturday, September 30, is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and the main emphasis will be, as it ought to be, on...
CAPP in hand
The lazy, hazy, days of summer seem to be over. Lazy, sometimes; hazy, thanks to all the wildfires burning up the countryside, but nevertheless,...
‘Which Way Does the River Run?’ (Lennie Gallant)
by Peter Johnson
Bryan Adams wrote ‘The Summer of 69’, back in 1984. Well, how about a song about the summer of 2023? It would...
New “scam” coming to a mailbox near you
Some residents of the town of Chesterville in eastern North Dundas have reported receiving a very deceiving note in their mailboxes. The blue note...
Welcome to… Kemptawa?
Swiss Chalet, or no Swiss Chalet? This is a question that doesn’t just cause curiosity, it also causes fierce debate amongst locals about whether...
Repudiation comes 500 years too late
The announcement by the Vatican that they are repudiating the ideology known as “The Doctrine of Discovery” has been welcomed by many Indigenous peoples...
Residents growing increasingly frustrated with natural gas prices
Residents of North Grenville and the surrounding area are getting fed up with the price of natural gas, and there is no indication the problem...
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...
Slow internet in 2023 is outrageous
There is no doubt that much of our world is now lived online – work, socializing, and communicating all often make use of the...