Our house
Be honest, now. Are you tired of reading and hearing about how wonderful a place to live in is North Grenville? Forget it! This...
Twist and shout
There are times when I despair of people. Not all people, of course, though that may have to be further analysed. No, there are...
Words between the lines of age
For someone whose life is centred on words, I sometimes find myself staggered by the complexity of the languages we speak. If the idea...
Whispering hope
It may not seem that there are any silver linings to the Covid-19 cloud that hangs over the world, but there may be more...
Carry that weight
The statistics which were released by the Ontario Government last week make shocking reading. In a praise-worthy effort to be transparent with the public,...
We shall overcome
Well, how is everyone doing these days? I must say, living through a period of history is an interesting experience. In this past week,...
Pressing on
What a strange world we’re living in. One day, history books will be written about these days and the amazing global experience we’re all...
Shelter from the storm
Well, the world has turned upside down in the past couple of weeks, hasn’t it? I read one sentence the other day that I...
International Women’s Day means leveraging everyone’s talents for a better future
by Mayor Nancy Peckford
For many decades, International Women’s Day was not well recognized. The origins of the day are over a century old, when...
School’s out
It’s getting harder, these days, to think about writing anything strictly local. It seems that world events, or even just national, or provincial events,...