Income gap is growing in Canada
A recent report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has revealed the extent to which incomes in Canada have become heavily weighted in...
The Revolution starts here
We are entering what is traditionally known as the Christmas Season and many Christians will be marking the start of Advent on Sunday. Advent...
Rural Broadband in a post-pandemic Universe
by Mayor Nancy Peckford
As much of North America has ground to a halt to slow the spread of COVID-19, our reliance on virtual networks...
Critical illness insurance
by Sharyn Hillier, B.A., CHS, Hill Life Financial
When it comes to the word insurance, the first thing people think about is life or auto...
Big Sky Ranch’s Speckles the Goat
Submitted by Pam Owen
It is my privilege to introduce everyone to Speckles, the goat. She is a female goat, also called a nannie, or...
Reflections of a New Canadian on Voting in the October 2015 Federal Election
By Emmanuel Dizwani
Democracy is defined as a system of government in which power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through...
The evolving world of Municipal Taxation
by Jim Bertram
A few weeks ago, I submitted an article which, among other things, briefly broached the subject of downloading of services for which the province is responsible, thereby adding to...
Thoughts on Remembrance Day
by David Herman
On November 11, my wife and I walked up to the Cenotaph in front of the old North Grenville High School. We...
Self-checkouts not adding up
It seems that the rise and rise of technology is not the inevitability it was once thought. Not too long ago, the introduction of...
Who’s that tapping on my window?
Yesterday, on my way down the stairs for my morning shower, I heard a tapping noise coming from the direction of our downstairs recreation...