Shelter from the storm
We’ve been dealing with the new way of life for six months now, and this very strange year has brought out much that we...
Jailhouse blues
The news that the provincial government are planning a major correctional facility in Kemptville came as a genuine shock to the community. Even the...
Michael Barrett crusades against Trudeau
It seems our local Member of Parliament, Michael Barrett, has found a cause.
As Opposition Spokesperson for Ethics, he has joined with that warm and...
Don’t like it, don’t read it
by Victor Lachance
Readers’ reactions to my recent Fundamentals of Journalism opinion editorial, and Times Editor David Shanahan’s rebuttal, included the argument that, if someone...
Taxman
One of the more obvious outcomes of the current pandemic (yes, it’s still here) has been the fear that the world’s economies are going...
Idiot wind
Just because you’re paranoid, it doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you. That used to be something of a joke, but no longer....
Isn’t life strange?
Yes, indeed. The Moody Blues were asking the right question way back when. Isn’t life strange? No stranger than it has been for some...
Tolerance is key
Here at the North Grenville Times, we get lots of Letters to the Editor. I read many of the letters and, while I don’t...
Every breath you take
I have written a number of times before in this space of the concerns I have about social media platforms. Yes, it’s nice to...
Fire and rain
These are the strangest days: days when I think the world is balancing on a knife edge. I don’t doubt that historians of the...