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I blame Richard Nixon. It seems like we are daily bombarded by stories of political sleaze and corruption. People's trust in governments, in authority...

Charitable donations down as pressure on charities increases

A new Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of CanadaHelps, the country's largest platform for donating and fundraising online, confirms that 32% of Canadians have more...

Baldwin’s Birds

Has Winter Gone Yet? April departed from us with a rather wet and windy, stinging blow, Ensuring that the first day of May arrived in a...

Baldwin’s Birds

There are not too many birds making themselves evident as the weather switches from warm, to cold, to wet, to cold, to colder still,...

Benefits now & in the future – Need to know about RRSP’s

by Cole Seabrook, Financial Advisor, O’Farrell Financial Services Inc. Over the past few years, there have been mixed feelings regarding Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs)...

Preparing for emergencies and natural disasters

by Brandon Mayer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Some readers may have seen a new advertising campaign, funded by the Government of Canada, encouraging Canadians to...

Spider‑bird, not Spider‑man!

Life speeds onwards apace as summer and all the bird activities carry on in the day to day routine of living. The competition for...

Dr. Ireland named Chief Veterinary Officer and Delegate to the World Organisation for Animal...

Dr. Mary Jane Ireland has been named, by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the Chief Veterinary Officer for Canada and World Organisation for...

Back To Basics

by Deron Johnson Despite considerable efforts by the current and previous Boards of Management, many people still don’t clearly understand what exactly a Business Improvement...

Local storm chaser heads to NS to experience Hurricane Fiona

Hello! I’m Connor Mockett, a storm chaser and photographer based out of Winchester, Ontario, and I went to Nova Scotia to get hit by...