Forest for the trees
Everyone has a certain tolerance for complaining. Similarly, everyone has a point when their tolerance is exceeded. I have firmly decided that my tolerance...
Signs, signs, everywhere signs
That traditional part of election campaigns continues this year: candidates’ signs are disappearing from the streets and byways of North Grenville. It is a...
Kindness Week should be every week in Canada
When we entered this pandemic in the beginning of 2020, we were afraid, uncertain, and very concerned. As we saw the numbers of deaths...
Lean on me
Last week was Mental Health Week in Canada. It was also National Nurses Week, and perhaps that is more than a coincidence. Mental health...
Both sides now
Have you noticed that the world is becoming a little grumpy these days? A little tetchy, prone to irritation and hitting out? The whole...
Yes, don’t do that
I have a love-hate relationship with social media. I hate that for some, it has replaced what I might call “real human interaction”, and...
Let it be
Now the election is over and we, as good democrats, will learn to live with the results for the next term. After the passion...
2018: that was a year, that was
Looking back on any given year, it is always surprising how much was packed into just twelve months. But looking back on 2018 leaves...
What’s the hurry?
by Deron Johnston
At the Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday, September 18, the Department of Corporate Services (chaired by Deputy Mayor Tobin) released...
Lay your burden down
The municipal Council have had a lot to deal with recently. In the last Committee of the Whole meeting, issues discussed included a new...