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...
Threatening democratic rights
We have published, in this issue, what must be considered the most remarkable document to come out of the Municipal Centre in all its...
Just Merry Christmas
The Christmas season is upon us! We are now only a week and a half away from what is undoubtedly most people’s favourite holiday....
Heritage is who we are
This is our annual Heritage Week issue of the Times, and we are featuring a range of articles, photographs and ads to celebrate the...
I hear you knocking
Now and then you find a new word or phrase creeping into public discourse, something new that gets picked up as the new buzz...
The boys are back in town
Another year over, and a new one just begun... It used to be that a New Year involved looking back fondly on the year...
Super schools – Not such a super idea
The Upper Canada District School Board Accommodation Review has been a hot topic over the past few months. With the final opportunity for presenting...
Think for yourself
I think, in all of history, this must be the time when people are most obsessed with being “independent”. It is an era of...
Homeward bound
Everywhere I look, it seems that housing, or the lack of it, has become a major crisis. This is true across Canada, as well...
Paperback writer (and other stories)
I was listening to a program on NPR about libraries and librarians, and it got me thinking. I grew up in my grandfather’s house,...