The Food Corner
By Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville
In April of 2021, I gave you our family’s recipe for Baked Brie, wrapped in pastry. Salamanders has another...
Angels wings?
On this crisp winter morning down in a minus degree temperature, the birds are definitely vying for something to eat. The ground and the...
The Food Corner
When having friends over to celebrating Christmas, the Festive Season, Hannukah or the Winter Solstice, some sweet tastes to complement your perfect hosting style...
Farmers pleased to see proposed Underused Housing Tax changes
submitted by Rachelle Kerr
Changes proposed by the federal government to its Underused Housing Tax (UHT) Act are welcome news for Ontario’s farmers. Announced in...
Nightlife? You’ve come to the wrong place!
Last week, a social media user posted that Kemptville has “no nightlife”. Whether the post was a joke, I’m unsure. Whether it was meant...
On an early cold winter’s morn
This morning, on stepping outside to go and feed my garden birds, a cacophony of sound filled my ears from the direction of the...
The Geminid meteor shower
The annual Geminid meteor shower will peak on the night of December 13 into the morning of the 14th. This shower will produce up...
Joy to the world
by David Shanahan
I suppose Christmas is most people’s favourite holiday of the year. It has the reputation of being a time of goodwill and...
Bell Ringers OR Not Salvation Army’s Need
by David E Butler, The Observer Poet
Food Bank users go every two weeks
For the food their body seeks
Twenty-six times per year
To help them overcome...
The Merry Little Minuet
In 1959, The Kingston Trio released an album called, 'The Hungry I'. It had a clever, short song called, 'The Merry Little Minuet'...a protest...