Confidentiality vs the need for transparency
A couple of weeks ago, many local news sources reported the loss of Brian Carré as North Grenville’s CAO.
Brian had been CAO since 2012 and had become a staple...
Tis the season to be normalish
Christmas is on the horizon. Such a wonderful time of year! The holiday season brings joy for many reasons, but first and foremost is...
Local news poverty
In the past week, CBC radio have had two programs dealing with what has come to be called Local News Poverty. The idea is...
Free to have fun
A couple of weekends ago, I volunteered at the Old Town Kemptville BIA Christmas event. I clocked in at 10:00 am at the Library,...
Delightful inheritance
“The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.”
So, what did you give thanks for last weekend?...
A pandemic and some political football
We have an opportunity before us to “build back better.” We can do it now, while we are in the midst of it, or...
United we stand
One month down and eleven more to go, and already we’re seeing some movement in this green and growing community of ours. Ideas are...
It’s all too much
News of the vicious murder of the family in this province has hit the headlines all over the world. From the BBC in Britain...
Oxford-on-Rideau: a home away from home
by Jen Monk
I remember that fateful evening, seven months ago, all too well. To this day, it replays in my mind like a recurring...
Helpless
This is Heritage Week in Ontario, and, following our special heritage issue last week, it seems like a good time to think a bit...