This magic moment
Council was working overtime last week, meeting on two consecutive nights to hear presentations from twenty organisations, individuals and groups seeking a Community Grant...
More than a feeling
We all remember certain events that stopped us in our tracks; events we don’t forget, even after many years. For me, one of those...
A year of death and division
This is our annual Remembrance Day issue, and we have, naturally, concentrated on the year of 1917, one hundred years ago, and a pivotal...
Can I get a witness?
You know, the weeks fly past and it can be difficult to remember what happened last month, or last year. Publishing a newspaper can...
A serendipitous adventure
Life works in mysterious ways.
When I was 21, I was going into my second year of post-secondary education at Carleton University. I was moving...
Continuing oppression in Canada
by Lorraine Rekmans
– The Indian Act
These are very grim times for our country. Within this era of pandemic, the most vulnerable suffer the most....
You’ve got a friend
Can you remember a time before the Internet, Facebook, Google, Instagram, and all those other ubiquitous aspects of modern life? It seems like they’ve...
Forget “where”, ask “why”
As the provincial election draws ever closer, perhaps the most hotly debated issue on the North Grenville side of the Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands & Rideau...
The rocky road to Dublin
Finally, after almost two years confined to the neighbourhood, I was heading back to Dublin, my home town, and looking forward to two weeks...
Song for Ireland
Ever since I arrived in Canada, lo these many years ago, I have wondered why St. Patrick’s Day is such a popular celebration in...