Our house
The housing crisis being faced in Ontario today is not unique to this province or country. It seems that, wherever you look, the cost...
Both sides now
Now that the neighbouring municipalities of North Grenville and Merrickville-Wolford have completed filling positions on their Advisory Committees, they have reached the point where...
Blowin in the wind
You would think that a worldwide pandemic would wake people up to the important things in life: like, we’re all in this together. But,...
Coming back to you
There is an intriguing mix of news in this issue of the Times. On the one hand, there’s a very positive piece from Mayor,...
Ticket to ride
Well, it’s started. The candidates have paid their fee and signed up their supporters, and now we’ll be faced with a plethora of election...
Teach your children
We have just marked a special Remembrance Day: the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. As always, the phrase that was...
United we stand
One month down and eleven more to go, and already we’re seeing some movement in this green and growing community of ours. Ideas are...
O Canada! Full of Contradictions
We live in a strange land. Canada always seems to be developing into something, but never becoming sure of what that something should be....
A Time for Heroes
During the last world wars, the phrase “total war” came into fashion. It meant that the war was being fought, not only by those...
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,...