We shall overcome
Let’s face it: most of us are thoroughly fed up with covid, restrictions, and all the other irritating aspects of life these days. And...
Sorry for smiling
After the mayoral candidates’ meeting on the evening of October 6, opinions seemed almost universal that the meeting was well moderated, civil, and generally...
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...
The poverty of leadership
By Woody Armour
Kemptville has a problem, it is a problem of poverty, of human poverty and commercial poverty, and they are related and intertwined....
Local news poverty
In the past week, CBC radio have had two programs dealing with what has come to be called Local News Poverty. The idea is...
Wind beneath one wing
There has been a lot of effort put into economic development in North Grenville over the past decade and more. Box stores, lots of...
Carry that weight
The Times recorded an interview with Ken Gehrels, a volunteer with the group Refugees in North Grenville which was posted on our Facebook...
Winter is coming
Our community has been dealing with the realities of COVID-19 for eight months now. In March, none of us could have predicted how long...
Words
I’ve been thinking a lot about words recently. Maybe it’s because I’ve been spending the past couple of weeks in Ireland, surrounded by two...
Tis the season to be normalish
Christmas is on the horizon. Such a wonderful time of year! The holiday season brings joy for many reasons, but first and foremost is...