This magic moment

Council was working overtime last week, meeting on two consecutive nights to hear presentations from twenty organisations, individuals and groups seeking a Community Grant...

Rural drain to revival

by Rachel Everett-Fry, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter We all know it. North Grenville is, increasingly, a bedroom community to Ottawa. This state of affairs is...

Heritage is people!

This week Ontario is celebrating Heritage, one of the more understated weeks in the Ontario calendar, unfortunately. For many people, the word “Heritage” refers...

Night and dusk

Isn’t it fascinating how big of a difference in community quality and spirit a local government can make? This month officially marks one year...
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An opinion on objectivity

As a general rule I value objectivity, especially in my work as a journalist. In journalism school I had my opinions beaten out of...

Champions of the truth for local communities

What is a community? This seems like a particularly dumb question, but it’s really not. Communities vary in size, number of amenities, and even...

Don’t get taken for a spin

by Rachel Everett-Fry Political spin is a propaganda technique characterized as an attempt to control communication in order to deliver a message in a manner...

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...
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True lies

“What is Truth?” That question is probably the most repeated biblical quote around these days. The phrase “fake news” has entered into our dictionaries...

Sorry for smiling

After the mayoral candidates’ meeting on the evening of October 6, opinions seemed almost universal that the meeting was well moderated, civil, and generally...