I hear you knocking
Now and then you find a new word or phrase creeping into public discourse, something new that gets picked up as the new buzz...
Helpless
This is Heritage Week in Ontario, and, following our special heritage issue last week, it seems like a good time to think a bit...
Super schools – Not such a super idea
The Upper Canada District School Board Accommodation Review has been a hot topic over the past few months. With the final opportunity for presenting...
Poor relations
Last week, the guest editorial pointed out the way in which the Municipality of North Grenville has failed the downtown businesses in Kemptville. Spending...
Undermining the foundations
by Neil Pringle
I’ve been a resident of North Grenville since 1991. I attended North Grenville District High School, and, in 2009, my brother and...
Mixed up confusion
This is a strange time for the Municipality of North Grenville. On the one hand, public energy has helped prevent the closure of the...
Money, money, money
This may not be common knowledge, but municipalities are in their annual budget deliberations. Every year, municipal staff and councils have to find ways...
We can’t afford to wait
The recent Rural Summit was a first step in a process by which we need to identify the issues and concerns of the rural...
Don’t follow leaders
Publishing a local newspaper has its ups and downs. On the up side, you get to meet some great people, people who make this...
Coat of many colours
No matter what part of the political spectrum you may occupy, it is always a shock to realise that the “others”, the ones you...