I'll scrap my crystal ball
I haven’t been faring too well in my Stanley Cup Playoff predictions.It just shows you that the regular season doesn’t mean all that much when it comes to post-season match-ups.
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Column Kenney has his work cut out for him
Now that the provincial election with all its high calibre nastiness is over, Premier designate Jason Kenney can soon get on with the business of governing. -
Letters Appalled with apartment proposal
Having returned home and reading the newspapers, I was appalled to see that the planning committee and this new council would vote to proceed with a two-storey apartment building on ... -
Column Cooper: The wonder of agriculture is found in a seed’s germination
The planting season has started for some crops such as carrots, onions, sugar beets and peas, and in the weeks ahead, our Chatham-Kent producers will be getting the majority of ... -
Column OVER THE HILL: A Trip Back In Time
In the 1940s, homes in Northern Ontario were heated with birch logs, spruce slabs and coal. Coal came in two varieties, soft and hard. All forms of fuel were dirty, ... -
Column Not a wave (yet) but a ripple for Bevan-Baker
It was not the Green Wave that polls suggested would lift him to power, but former Brockvillian Peter Bevan-Baker is celebrating nonetheless. -
Column Chickens in Millet? It’s a thought
Now that the election is over, you’d think the squawking would stop, but it’s just heating up in Millet. -
Column The Bug To Go
I was single and my car was my best friend. We went everywhere, even sleeping together.
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Column Leprosy of the soul
Stephen LaingOasis ChurchI met with a man a while back who has been a missionary to India for almost 20 years. -
Column A diamond is this girl's best friend
American actor and director Kevin Costner once said: “I haven’t lived a perfect life. I have regrets. -
Letters Letter: Discussing city entrance signs
To the EditorAs fairly recent newcomers to Grande Prairie, it has always been uplifting to be welcomed by the entrance sign in the city park between 99 and 100 Avenues. -
Editorial Recollections of a community news reporter from the days before the interweb
Whatever the future may bring to the medium, the role of the reporter/photographer or multimedia journalist remains the same. -
Column The Outdoors Guy: Turkey and trout - hope springs eternal!
April 25 is the day Ontario’s coveted spring wild turkey season gets underway and turkey enthusiasts everywhere are getting amped-up with excitement. -
Column Specialty potatoes and who to grow with what
According to my heart, you’re the one for me. So says a song with those words. Whether we sing, hum, or whistle a tune in the garden, we are cheered ... -
Column Peace we often forfeit
It’s a silly little play, really. The original version was created in eight hours during a competition at Winnipeg’s 2015 Femfest. -
Letters LETTERS: Ford/Fedeli undermining public education
Ford/Fedeli undermining public educationTo the editor:On Tuesday, Nipissing region was informed that we are facing the possible loss of 121 teaching positions out of the current complement of 270 in ... -
Column ‘Queen’s finally accepted responsibility’
As the dean of Queen’s University’s Faculty of Health Sciences and the director of the Queen’s School of Medicine, I feel as if I usually have a firm grasp on ... -
Letters Letters to the Editor: April 25
In defence of librariesAs the retired CEO of Rideau Lakes Public Library and a lifelong rural library user, I was absolutely appalled at the recent cutbacks to library services in ...
