One way or another
It has been an interesting couple of weeks in the neighbourhood. Mayor Gordon, or rather Warden Gordon, raised an issue and a lot of...
Energy East Pipeline – Show us the evidence
by Chris Turnbull
The TransCanada Pipeline, or Energy East, if approved, would be 4600 km of pipeline transporting diluted bitumen from Alberta to a marine...
Paranoid Android
Last week I had the most unpleasant experience: someone hacked my e-mail and sent fraudulent e-mails out to most, if not all, of my...
Heart of Darkness
In his novel, “Heart of Darkness”, Joseph Conrad explores the nature of civilisation and concludes that our “civilised” behaviour is only a thin crust...
Time for justice at Kemptville Meadows
The letter published below arrived at our office last week, and I think anyone reading it will be touched by the contents. It is...
I read the news today….
As we go to print (Monday night), Canada Post has postponed its decision to lock out its employees, which would have meant that there...
Mixed up confusion
This is a strange time for the Municipality of North Grenville. On the one hand, public energy has helped prevent the closure of the...
Standing on guard
In late June that year, word got round that there was a young foreign family newly-arrived in town. They were staying in a hotel...
Dancing in the dark
It seems that the speculation about the future of Kemptville College will not be easily stopped. In spite of continual reassurances from municipal staff...
Sometimes we cry
There are two wonderful books parodying traditional history texts. One is “1066 and All That”, and the other is “The Comic History of Ireland”....