Changes
There is a saying popular among planners, bureaucrats and politicians, one which you have heard many times: “Growth pays for Growth”. The idea is...
Climate Change: A northern perspective
Over the past few months, there has been a lot of talk and debate in this newspaper about climate change. Some people have warned...
Both sides now
Now that the neighbouring municipalities of North Grenville and Merrickville-Wolford have completed filling positions on their Advisory Committees, they have reached the point where...
Minstrel of the Dawn
This week, we’re giving this space over to a special guest, a man this community lost fifteen years ago this week. Peter Nicol was...
Time for justice at Kemptville Meadows
The letter published below arrived at our office last week, and I think anyone reading it will be touched by the contents. It is...
Please, Mister Postman
Some weeks are worse than others. This past week or so brought some complications to my life that I thought I would share with...
Oxford-on-Rideau: a home away from home
by Jen Monk
I remember that fateful evening, seven months ago, all too well. To this day, it replays in my mind like a recurring...
It was 50 years ago today
Yes, hard as it is to imagine, it is a full fifty years since the legendary Woodstock festival spontaneously erupted on Max Yasgur’s farm...
We’ve only just begun
In a rather fortuitous sharing of minds, I was about to write an article on the municipality’s Advisory Committees, when a letter to the...
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...