The West’s awake
A few issues ago, I wrote about the leadership race in the Conservative Party of Canada , noting that it seemed the fight between...
Climate Change: A northern perspective
Over the past few months, there has been a lot of talk and debate in this newspaper about climate change. Some people have warned...
Political world
Historians used to have an approach that was called The Great Man Theory. This said that the really powerful motivating factor in history were...
The sounds of silence
Newspapers, social media, tv and radio, all ways of informing people, broadcasting news and information, are essential to any healthy society, and are at...
Hard habit to break
by Deron Johnston
I’m never far away from my phone, it’s beside me 24 hours a day. I use it for work, pleasure and it...
All progress is good progress
It is that time of year again? Are education worker labour strikes looming? I’m being funny, of course, as labour contracts in the education...
It’s the old things in life
It is human nature to look toward the future. We worry about progress, sustainability, and growth. In fact, most municipalities are obsessed with sustainable...
Two steps forward
A couple of weeks ago, during the week leading up to the Family Day long weekend, a thought crossed my mind – “I really...
Feelin’ groovy
Are we starting to feel a little vulnerable yet? It’s been quite a week, month, season... The Climate Change deniers are having to scramble...
Here comes the night
“Here comes that feeling that I'd forgotten. How strange these streets feel when you're alone on them. Each pair of eyes just filled with...