Running and running
Congratulations to all the candidates running for municipal office this year. Win or lose on October 24, you’ve all done something quite admirable by putting your names forth …
Editorial cartoon in the Aug. 24 issue:
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A welcome and welcoming improvement
As this editorial is being composed, there is a background sound of large trucks moving around. A portion of Wellington Street, and all of Fleming Drive, are being repaved. The …
Week of highlights
By Steven Larocque I was able to take a week’s vacation recently, most of which was a staycation, but I did go to Sudbury to visit friends over the first …
Editorial cartoon, August 17, 2022:
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Municipal deadlines
The signs are out there if you choose to look for them. Things are heating up for October’s municipal election with candidate signs for mayors and councillors dotting the landscape …
Stone Age
By Diane Johnston As one grows older, the concept of a surprise party changes – the surprise comes after, not before. And it’s not always a party. Shoes are less …
Editorial cartoon, Aug. 10, 2022:
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A Very Interesting Day
Congratulations go out to the organizers of A Day In Farm Country farm tour, and to the Riverside Farmers Market which held a special market and barbecue at the former …
Anniversaries
By Gordon Brock This year our area sees a plethora of significant anniversaries. Some of them commemorate weather oddities, others commemorate significant events in the history of our area. In …