It’s a small world after all
Here I am in Dublin, my home town and a traditional place of refuge when I feel that life in North Grenville is getting...
The Future
Lots happening in North Grenville these days. The announcement of a new hotel coming to Kemptville is an exciting development for all sectors of...
Another year over…
Well, that was an interesting year, wasn’t it? No matter where you focus, national, international, provincial or municipal, there was always something interesting happening....
And so this is Christmas…
Everyone has a favourite Christmas carol or two. Some are older, religious ones, like “Away in a Manger”, or “Joy to the World”. Others...
Losing touch with reality
Something very strange happened at the Municipal Council meeting on November 27. The meeting opened with a statement, read by Mayor David Gordon, in...
Time to talk
As readers will note this week, there has been some confusion in Council about a number of issues and Mayor Nash has been somewhat...
True lies
“What is Truth?” That question is probably the most repeated biblical quote around these days. The phrase “fake news” has entered into our dictionaries...
Happy Birthday to the North Grenville Times
Last week, The North Grenville Times celebrated its fifth year as a weekly newspaper in North Grenville. At a party surrounded by friends, advertisers,...
Who owns Heritage?
There’s been some hard thinking done recently on the subject of heritage. This week, we have learned about the draft agreement between Ontario and...
A year of death and division
This is our annual Remembrance Day issue, and we have, naturally, concentrated on the year of 1917, one hundred years ago, and a pivotal...