Dear Editor: While most rural weeklies haven’t reported on it yet, Ontario has just taken a major step toward eliminating locally elected school trustees and replacing them with a single, centralized “Student and Family Support Office” in every school board.
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Area needs Saugeen Hospice
Dear Editor: Imagine someone you love deeply, a spouse, a parent, a best friend, or a favourite aunt or uncle, facing the last few days or weeks of life...
Canada loses its measles elimination status
They did it! The anti-vax crowd finally achieved what some folks suspect may have been their goal all along – to turn back the clock to a time when there was no one telling parents they had to get their kids vaccinated.
World Diabetes Day: Myths, facts, why it matters
Every year on Nov. 14, people around the world recognize World Diabetes Day (WDD) – a day that honours Canadian scientist Sir Frederick Banting (on his birthday), who co-discovered insulin alongside Charles Best in 1922.
Why are we gutting local oversight on watersheds?
Dear Editor, Back when the Walkerton tragedy made headlines worldwide, the moral was simple enough for a grade-school science fair: don’t let people who know nothing about water run the show.
We must never forget
There was a time, not so many years ago, when Remembrance Day services and ceremonies seemed to be fading in importance.
The Kingdom of God: belong, believe, become
The Kingdom of God is not just about me – it’s about us, a community living here and now as heaven comes to earth through our walk with Jesus.
City slicker Doug needs to remember rural voters (again)
This might sound a bit repetitive (mainly because it is) but I get the feeling that Etobicoke native, bona fide city slicker and Ontario Premier Doug Ford (and trust me, his pedigree came first for a reason) really doesn’t get the vast majority of the province he represents (at least from a...
Memories of Wingham: John Congram remembers public school in Wingham
Though John Congram has not lived in Wingham for many years, he still vividly recalls his connection with the town so many years ago.
Bold action needed to tackle housing crisis
Dear Editor: I’ve seen how the housing crisis has deeply affected our community. More and more people are being pushed into homelessness, and it feels like everyone is falling behind.
The meaning behind Diabetes Awareness Month
November marks Diabetes Awareness Month, a time to shine a light on a disease that affects millions of people worldwide – including right here in North Perth.
Carney speaks about making bail more difficult to get
There has long been a call to make it more difficult to get bail; Canada’s prime minister has apparently heard the call. He recently said that bail rules will be getting tougher for those arrested for serious crimes.
Memories of Wingham – Special Edition – John Congram, The Farm part two
Though John Congram has not lived in Wingham for many years, he still vividly recalls his connection with the town so many years ago.
ROPES – an emphasis on memory
I don’t feel that summer is over but our warm weather does continue. Maybe we will have an early snow. I am ready for anything.
Oh, my gourd! It’s a pumpkin invasion!
Well, ‘tis the season, as they say, when the colour orange seems to dominate the landscape.
