It’s better to be late: Stop for the school bus!
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the green flashing lights that volunteer firefighters use when they are responding to a call. It...
Letter to the editor – Tax Rates
Dear Editor,
An article last week by Deron Johnston, titled "Tax Rates", implies that we shouldn't be so unhappy to pay our high property taxes,...
The Upsides of High Oil and Food Prices
by Ralph C. Martin
“Can you even squeeze $10 of gas into that thing?” He might have said ‘tin can’, instead of ‘thing.’ The wind...
Tracks and Trees, and the Ties that Bind
by Craig I. Stevenson
The designation of the Kemptville Campus woodland area as a Forest Stewardship Council-certified forest is very welcome news. The certification adds...
No reconciliation without truth
A year ago, Canada was thrown into shock and shame by media reports of 215 unmarked graves being discovered at an Indian Residential School...
A rock & roll song
by Peter Johnson
A few week's back I wrote, “Canada's 156th birthday just took place. I wonder how it went/will go.” Well now, thanks to...
Miss Kerr
by Lyle Dillabough
Throughout my lifetime, there have always been those special individuals who have come my way just when I needed them to do...
The local shopping quandary
Earlier this month, residents in Chesterville, east of North Grenville, engaged in a debate about something that tends to be very important in small...
Long term care insurance
by Sharyn Hillier, B.A., CHS., Hill Life Financial
Long Term Care. It’s been in the media lately. It’s had some really bad press because of...
Merrickville author Diana Beresford-Kroeger speaks for the trees
Diana Beresford-Kroeger invites readers into the world of trees and the ancient Celts in her new book To Speak for the Trees: My life’s...