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...
A thought on Democracy
As you may have noticed, the North Grenville Times has dedicated a section of the paper to Merrickville-Wolford. It was, of course, the idea...
Working and waiting
Hard to believe anything could take the headlines away from Covid-19, but the proposed Greater Ottawa Correctional Facility has done it. The announcement on...
No woman, no cry
Most of the world is experiencing lockdowns of various kinds. The restrictions were put in place by governments, here and abroad, to protect the...
More than words
With this issue of the NG Times, we begin our tenth year as a local community newspaper. That means that we’ve finished nine years...
Which side are you on?
I suppose we have to accept the fact that we’re entering election season again (again!). After having three opportunities last year to express our...
Handle with care
It’s amazing how quickly the world “out there” is changing. Not just the technology, or the climate, or the politics; although all of that...
Lean on me
Last week was Mental Health Week in Canada. It was also National Nurses Week, and perhaps that is more than a coincidence. Mental health...
Dazed and confused
I wonder: has the world just gone mad, or was it always like this, but we didn’t notice? Whatever you think of the trucker...
Double Agent Brando
I have come to the conclusion that someone needs to automatically cue up the James Bond theme music when I walk into a room....