Ceasing to think
by Jim Bertram
An article I read in these pages last week recalled to mind words written long ago, somewhat before my time, despite my...
Pitch-In ponderings
by Robbie Giles
Sunday, May 5 was a beautiful day in Merrickville-Wolford. It was a great day to set out with neighbours, armed with our...
Presenteeism: another form of Distracted Driving
by David Herman
I have written a couple times, at least, about being a pedestrian, biker (bicycle rider) in and around Kemptville, but I am...
Federal and Provincial Funding for Municipalities
by Harmen Boersma
Recently, the NG Times published interesting articles by Jim Bertram and Stephen Hammond on this topic. Stephen showed a list of five...
Unjust, Unfair, and Exploitive on the grand scale – Part 2
by Stephen Hammond
There is more complexity to municipal affairs than is evident at first glance. North Grenville is the lower part of a two...
Talking about a revolution Women in silence
One of the great fundamentals of Christianity is the authority of Scripture. As Paul wrote to Timothy: “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful...
Local accounting firm welcomes Oscar winner
Local accounting firm, WPG Professional Corporation, welcomed a special guest to their office last Thursday. Derek Bradley, from Smith Falls, was honoured with an...
What’s the big picture on the carbon tax?
by Colin Creasey
If it wasn’t bad enough that the Ford government reveals the shallowness of its thinking with a budget that focuses on booze,...
Fiscal responsibility and fairness
by Jim Bertram
Recent articles in the Times have given attention to the general subject of aspects of provincial funding in support of municipal budgets....
Can you name this sport?
by Carrie Smith, Kemptville Physiotherapy Centre
What sport requires you to bend over for hours at a time, to pull and push repeatedly, to lift...