Chill out, you’re not married
One of my favourite things about community newspapers like the Times is the open exchange of ideas through submissions and letters to the editor....
Why not?
As some of you may know, I grew up in Toronto. I lived in several houses in the city, starting in what used to...
Our house
Next week’s municipal Council meeting in North Grenville is going to set the stage for much of the business Council has prioritised for their...
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...
Please please me
We are now officially launched into the Year of Elections. Provincially, this riding now has a full slate of candidates nominated by their respective...
Don’t like it, don’t read it
by Victor Lachance
Readers’ reactions to my recent Fundamentals of Journalism opinion editorial, and Times Editor David Shanahan’s rebuttal, included the argument that, if someone...
What Is and What Should Never Be
There’s a problem that has been facing municipal politicians and senior staff for a long time now, and it is something taxpayers know very...
Country roads
It seems strange to think now that, back in 1997, when amalgamation was the main topic of conversation, the Council of the Town of...
On the road to find out
Here we are, with new councils in North Grenville and Merrickvile-Wolford, a new Member of Parliament, and an M.P.P. sitting in the Ontario Cabinet...
Always look on the bright side of life
I was thinking that, perhaps, most of you are like me and are becoming quite tired of bad news, controversy, political idiocy in high...