In praise of the dying landline
As we slowly, carefully navigate our way through the labyrinth of the first few weeks of 2020, we (at least I) do so with some trepidation.
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Column I, for one, would choose medically assisted death
I was in a favour of an assisted-dying law for this country long before one was finally enacted in 2016, which came about as a result of a landmark Supreme ... -
Column FIREBIRDS A DARKHORSE IN THE WILD OHL RIDE THAT IS THE WESTERN CONFERENCE
There is no clear-cut jewel among the multiple contenders in the wild Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League. -
Letters Iroquois Falls missing out on jobs, economic opportunities
This afternoon (Jan 25th) I had a conversation with an individual who tried to bring a new business to Iroquois Falls. -
Local News Farquhar: Province should show teachers more respect
Reading a wonderful article in the local paper The Manitoulin Recorder about an Island teacher being awarded a Governor General’s History Award had me think, this should be required reading ... -
Column Farmgate: Blinded by the lights
Rural night-time drivers now have a new “Get out of my way, NOW” card available to them and it doesn’t involved coloured flashing lights or sirens. -
Column Not your garden-variety love story
Call it a blossoming romance, 30 years in the making.In Shintomi, on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, Yasuko and Toshiyuki Kuroki married in 1956. -
Column Reflections: The 100th anniversary of the memorial window
This week marks the 100th anniversary of the unveiling of the First World War stained glass memorial window at the Stratford Normal School. Information about the window and those whom ...
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Column Great Lakes: world-class destination
During my recent tenure as Parliamentary Assistant to the Ontario Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, I researched the status of our Great Lakes building on work I was involved ... -
Letters Letters to the editor, Jan. 28, 2020
About the childrenThis is a collision waiting to happen.I would like to express my concern and that of others about the parking and traffic along the corridor from Fifteenth Street ... -
Column Canadians dying to have a say
Apparently the federal government were somewhat overwhelmed by response to a survey recently released in regard to medical aid in dying. -
Column Mayor talks funding reduction
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a safe and happy Christmas and New Year. At the Council meeting in December your council approved the 2020 budget for the Town. -
Column Back in Session
It is an honour to be able to fight for the interests of Battle River-Crowfoot in Ottawa. Over the last number of weeks, I have been busy traveling across the ... -
Letters Sorrow over removed memorial flowers
I am writing to share my deep sorrow for the disrespectful actions towards both the living and the dead which occurred on Jan. -
Letters Conservatives wrong to turn on Scheer
O foolish Conservatives! Who has bewitched you? How far you have fallen! Surely, you’ve not bought into the Trudeau-and-friends’ culture of corruption, media bias and death. -
Column Give thanks for our British heritage: Monin
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Column Heart to Heart with Allan and Brittney of Oxygen Yoga and Fitness
Airdrie has a funny way of bringing families back here. Allan and Brittney lived in Airdrie for 5 years before feeling the pull to be closer to water which resulted ... -
Editorial Wall's Sask-Alta pension plan idea worth cautious consideration
Most anything former premier Brad Wall does these days is viewed with some suspicion. His recent promotion of a Buffalo Pension Plan (BPP) — an Alberta/Saskatchewan pension plan that could ...
