Water to the soup

There are currently two major fundraising campaigns underway that almost all residents of North Dundas and North Grenville have surely heard about by now....

Forest for the trees

Everyone has a certain tolerance for complaining. Similarly, everyone has a point when their tolerance is exceeded. I have firmly decided that my tolerance...

Oxy literal morons

What a great time to be an employee right now. So much leverage, so many options, and still too few employers who have a...

True patriot laziness, grumpiness, and freedom

Remembrance Day is fast approaching in two short days. We don’t claim to “celebrate” Remembrance Day, but instead, we “commemorate” it, which really means...

9AM to Thursday

A residential street used as a racetrack. What else is new? Last week, an anonymous social media post from a Kemptville resident brought to...

Symphony of embarrassment

Living in the “Ottawa area”, it can sometimes feel like stupid federal government decisions (and there sure are a lot of them) are “our...

What are those three Merrickville Councillors trying to prove?

Our municipal neighbour to the west is drawing attention – national attention, as it turns out – for its Council’s decision to defeat a...

Go buy some wood

We’ve all heard that those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. It’s such a common expression because it’s such a good one....

Git er done

Steve Clark has resigned as the Province’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, as was announced early last week. He will continue to serve...

Wild world

Editor Brandon is currently vacationing Brandon, so I have been allowed back for this issue, with appropriate warnings to behave myself. With that in...