Patrick Raftis

With the collapse last week of the supply and confidence agreement between the federal Liberals and…

Fifty-year milestones are understandably rare for community organizations, but there are several coming up in our area within the next couple of weeks.

Growth is a topic often bridged at municipal council meetings and the general consensus among both…

A push from Bruce County council to have the province reconcile its approach to health care in this area with the region’s importance to Ontario’s economy and social fabric is garnering support from local municipalities.

With every Olympic Games there are stories of triumph and disappointment and the 33rd Olympiad currently underway in Paris will be no different. 

We’ve been critical in recent (and not-so-recent) weeks, of numerous initiatives of Premier Doug Ford’s Conservative Ontario government, so it seems only fair to shine a light on a positive development emanating from that corner.

Nearly 100 years after it was unveiled, the Wingham Cenotaph was rededicated at a service here on June 29. 

A fundraising committee has reached its latest target goal so there is more playground equipment on the way to North Perth Westfield Elementary School.

Among my favorite movies is The Butterfly Effect. The 2004 film features Ashton Kutcher as a troubled time traveller who discovers, to his chagrin, that attempts to correct mistakes in the past can generate unintended consequences for the future.