Thinking for Oneself
by Jim Bertram
Imagine the following analogy for a moment: you are feeling ill. Chills. Slight temperature. Given that it’s “Covid Time”, you do what...
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....
Local Wisdom
by Jim Bertram
Included with the many interesting and informative articles contributed each week to the Times are well thought out letters, which often serve...
Prison benefits bureaucrats, not North Grenville
by Stephen Harris
I was a participant in the briefing provided by the Ontario Solicitor General’s staff on the proposed detention centre for Kemptville at...
Thoughts and balance on climate change
submitted by Ed Norman
Recent NG Times articles and letters regarding climate change are a microcosm of a broader discussion. In any controversy, media discussion...
Covid and Seniors’ Homes: What Happened?
By Jim Bertram
As everyone who has not been asleep for the last five months knows, Covid-19 has become a part of our vocabulary. This...
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...
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...
The Taxman Cometh
by Jim Bertram
Thank you to Steve Hammond for another one of his illuminating pieces of writing in last week’s Times. He makes a number...
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)...