Unstoppable
by Nancy Peckford
My maternal grandmother was a remarkable woman. Born into an impoverished fishing family on the southwest coast of Newfoundland, she had seen...
My little town
A community is only as strong as its people. With the right men and women, a cold and faceless subdivision of ticky-tacky houses can...
The bigger the ego
In one of last year’s issues, I wrote about small towns and their appeal. More specifically, I wrote about how the gap between the...
Energy East Pipeline – Show us the evidence
by Chris Turnbull
The TransCanada Pipeline, or Energy East, if approved, would be 4600 km of pipeline transporting diluted bitumen from Alberta to a marine...
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....
Our house
Next week’s municipal Council meeting in North Grenville is going to set the stage for much of the business Council has prioritised for their...
When responsibility is in eclipse
An extremely rare event is on the horizon – or at least somewhere in the sky – for our area next month. You likely...
I read the news today
These are strange times for newspapers in Canada. A recent survey across the country shows that in the last ten years, more than 16,000...
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...
An opinion on objectivity
As a general rule I value objectivity, especially in my work as a journalist. In journalism school I had my opinions beaten out of...