COVID may be making needed changes to our way of life
by David Herman
By the time you read this we will be 10 weeks into this isolating and social distancing. How are you doing? What...
In my opinion – The election and Western separatism
by Dan Driedgert, Kemptville resident
The election of 2019 is now history. We are now left with a deeply divided country. So much so, that...
A Test of Trust
by Harmen Boersma
Is NG a united or divided community? Or is it wishy-washy? One week the NG Times reports about the inclusiveness (oneness, unity)...
Lessons on reclaiming wetlands
One of the more controversial developments in North Grenville in the last decade has been in the Northwest Quadrant, that area lying between County...
Scepticism re Climate Change and expert opinion
by Paul George
I have been reading with interest the letters on climate change between Dr. Jo-Anne Bell and non-scientists. Since the non-scientists have expressed...
Second sobering thoughts about June 1 Celebrations in Kemptville
submitted by Harmen Boersma
Pride Month has taken off in North Grenville for the first time; it has been called “historic” in the EMC headline....
Aggregate Wars Return
by Jim Bertram
It was revealed in December that Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health is justly concerned about water pollution by potential new gravel pits that penetrate...
Tolerance : A Two-Way Street?
by Jim Bertram
Last week’s paper included an article on the front page concerning the rink proposal put forward by the Southgate Church. Numerous points...
Summit Futures
by Jim Bertram
The North Grenville Rural Summit concept and reality has gone through many phases over the last seven years. Originally, in 2012, I envisaged...
A seniors’ view of long-term care facilities – a tragedy waiting to happen
by Shirley Price
I hope that the general public feel as angry as I do about the conditions that exist in long-term care facilities in...