A better vision for Kemptville
by Victor Lachance
If you’re like me, when the provincial government announced its plan for a prison in Kemptville, you were curious about its implications...
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...
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...
Paperback writer (and other stories)
I was listening to a program on NPR about libraries and librarians, and it got me thinking. I grew up in my grandfather’s house,...
The Heart of a Town
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always liked small town downtowns. Whether it be on a day off when I was a camp...
He ain’t heavy..he’s my brother
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, well-known Irish-American politician, once said: “To be Irish is to know that, in the end, the world will break your...
A little bit me, a little bit you
In the society in which we live in Canada, as with all Western-style liberal democracies, the health and vitality of our communities depends on...
Please, Mister Postman
Being a growing community, still finding the balance between a traditional rural and contemporary urban population, North Grenville is losing some of that old...
Where do I begin?
More and more, recently, I’ve been thinking about one of my favourite lines from movies. This one is from 1970's Love Story, where Jennifer...
Think for yourself
In my wilder, younger days, I was the proud owner of a postcard. Not your usual postcard; this one was flourescent pink and highly...