Off to the polls… again!

March 27, 2025 · 0 Comments

by SHERALYN ROMAN Canadian nationalism is at an all-time high and that’s a good thing. The reasons for it being so, perhaps not so much. ...

It’s not always easy to ask for help

by MARK PAVILONS Ronald Reagan once said that we can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone. In this third installment of my limited series, ...

Civic Crunch Time

by BROCK WEIR Forging ahead into the first week of the 2025 Federal election, we’re being asked to consider many factors from many different angles. ...

Keeping the “Rule of Law” Alive

by GWYNNE DYER Last Tuesday there was a vote in the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, that may have changed the course ...

“Dodging” Spring

by SHERALYN ROMAN Is it possible to have two hopeful columns in a row when you are mostly a persnickety curmudgeon? I say this, because ...

Community Insights: News publishers call on Canada Post CEO to Support Local News

For many Canadian community news publishers, Canada Post is really the only game in town when it comes to distributing their newspapers to readers. This ...

Traffic Safety for All

by MAYOR ANNETTE GROVES I’d like to take a moment to share some of the exciting and ongoing work happening in our community to improve ...

Finding, and defining joy in our lives

by MARK PAVILONS After examining one’s purpose in my last column, here is a new introspective question to ponder. My daughter asked: “Do you want to ...

Wafting winter away

by BROCK WEIR “Grab some toilet paper,” she said. “Why?” I replied somewhat taken aback – after all, I had only met her mere minutes ...

Fortress North America?

by GWYNNE DYER “Today the United States launched a trade war against Canada, their closest partner and ally, their closest friend,” said Prime Minister Justin ...