I am the sun
Canada Day has now come and gone – nearly two weeks ago, in fact. There is a topic of debate that comes up every...
Standing on guard
In late June that year, word got round that there was a young foreign family newly-arrived in town. They were staying in a hotel...
Who knows where the time goes?
Time plays strange tricks on us. Last week, without warning, it struck me that it has been forty years since John Lennon was murdered....
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...
The fool on the hill
I understand we’re in a federal election campaign, yes? I may seem a little confused, but, to be honest, the whole election thing seems...
Are we really sheep?
Remember when we used to travel? So many times, at the airport, I was removed from the lineup up at the security gate for...
Strange fruit
This is our annual Heritage Week issue, marking Heritage Week in Ontario, and Heritage Month in North Grenville. Clearly, heritage is a big deal...
Time to talk
As readers will note this week, there has been some confusion in Council about a number of issues and Mayor Nash has been somewhat...
Oh time, wherefore art thou?
For those who haven’t watched the video of the July 12 Council meeting, I recommend you do so. For those without access to sufficient...
The party we’re not invited to
If I am not mistaken, somewhere in the time frame of grades 5-7, school students in Ontario begin to learn about the systems of...