Wilderness wannabes
Living in Northeastern Ontario has its challenges. Minus 40 temperatures, for some reason, spring to mind right away. And at certain times of the year there are more blackflies and …
Catching up with the future
By Darlene Wroe Having most of the technology I need to work from home, I spent the majority of last week at my desk in my front room. Many of …
Editorial cartoon in the Jan. 5, 2022, issue:
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Bad news and good news
The year 2022 is off to an eerily familiar start with the announcement of provincial measures to control the spread of COVID-19, effective January 5. The good news is that …
2022 is people!
By Steven Larocque This isn’t just 2022. It’s the year in which the movie Soylent Green is set. That’s the old Charlton Heston science fiction flick from the 1970s that …
Editorial cartoon December 29:
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Hard work and the satisfaction that comes from it
By Darlene Wroe For all my family, friends and those I meet from day to day and those I don’t as well, I wish the best of health, and …
Happy New Year
It’s safe to say that there will be very few people, if any, who will miss seeing 2021 in the rear view mirror. There were, of course, many …
Editorial cartoon December 22:
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The meaning of Christmas
At this Christmas season we will be thinking of all those who are in our lives, either present or past. We will also be thinking about our communities, …