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The insanity continues – Canada is apparently at war, but at the same time, not at war.

Dear Mayor Peabody and Members of Council, I am writing regarding the groundbreaking on the new 41-unit residential building at 85 Eastridge Road, reported in the press ahead of Monday’s ceremony.

Sept. 11, 2001, was the day North America finally set aside the naïve assumption we had some sort of special protection from worldwide terrorism.

To the Editor: Brockton has committed to 433 housing permits federally and roughly 508 units under a provincial zoning order. These figures overlap and have never been reconciled. Nobody – including residents – knows the real number.

There was a hefty round of cheers – the Bronx variety – when the leader of that country to the south of us announced he was changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.

In a few short days, school will resume. No matter what they say, most kids are eager to return to their classrooms – getting together with friends and finding out what everyone did all summer. The last thing on their minds is traffic.

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

To the Editor: As Bruce County’s municipal election approaches, candidates should be asked to state clearly where they stand on large-scale data-centre development.

Parents are counting the days. So are retailers, especially those carrying this year’s back-to-school must-haves. 

To the Editor: Humans are now outnumbered on the internet. According to researchers, bots account for more than half of all internet traffic. The consequences of this development are starting to show. 

This year’s Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference promised a certain intensity that may have been missing in past years, the main reason being October’s municipal election this fall. Preliminary results indicate it lived up to its promise.