Days of future past
Life (and editorials) have been pretty bleak recently. Lots of things to worry about, politics, wars, famines, wildfires, etc. I felt I needed some...
And so this is Christmas…
Everyone has a favourite Christmas carol or two. Some are older, religious ones, like “Away in a Manger”, or “Joy to the World”. Others...
Policy that pits us against each other
More than 100 protesters have been arrested at Fairy Creek in BC for trying to protect old growth forests from logging. Though there is...
I want to tell you
One of the more imaginative initiatives of the Municipality of North Grenville has recently come to an end. At the beginning of last year,...
Jobs like candy on Halloween
Canada may not have much in terms of affordable housing right now, but we sure do have a lot of jobs to give away....
Days of future past
It is always a strange thing to face up to a new year and write something to welcome the new in and usher the...
Homeward bound
Everywhere I look, it seems that housing, or the lack of it, has become a major crisis. This is true across Canada, as well...
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...
The circle game
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been hearing from a lot of people who are really quite tired of the debates about the...
Walk on
Happy New Year and welcome to the first edition of the Times for 2021. To be honest, I wasn’t sure about wishing you a...