Fancy booking a cruise on the Saugeen River? Admittedly, there are no such cruises today, but there certainly were in the 19th century.
Columns
The importance of open-ended goals
On Tuesday, March 12, Camille Herron, 42, crossed the finish line of the first-ever Lululemon six-day long race named FURTHER. Upon crossing the finish line, she not only completed the six-day-long ultramarathon – an incredible feat on its own – but also broke 12 world records.
Really…
It seems that the character and characteristics of the current provincial government that the Brockton council so embrace have surfaced lately. The reported heated discussions at the most recent budget meeting of council and the flip-flop and rescinding of earlier decisions really echoes the behavio
Exercise of the body and mind are most necessary
Of all my activities, I feel that exercise is the most important (other than sleep and nutrition). The term “use it or lose it” comes to mind. Before I got into the ‘disease’ business, I was very active in sports and my weight was 20 pounds heavier. At my advanced age of 84, I have had to drop activ
Never take your local independent news media for granted
How many people know that Midwestern Newspapers Corporation has had its very existence under threat through the past many weeks, because the federal government might have discontinued its Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) fund?
How mad would you be?
It is hard for me to believe that a farm drainage company from Ailsa Craig could be so disrespecting to land owner’s properties. A truly professional company would have asked the landowner which trees, if any, we would like to be left standing.
Saugeen Municipal Airport: Airport helping to drive economic development
Sometimes the importance of economic development opportunities at the airport are overlooked, misunderstood and understated. This article will focus on recent successes and potential economic development possibilities at the Saugeen Municipal Airport.
‘My it’s good to see you again, Miss Spring’
This year, March 19 was the first day of spring. Spring is a time of renewal, warmer temperatures,…
Paper ballot builds trust
On Feb. 26, Protect Our Waterways – No Nuclear Waste presented a delegation before council to request that a paper ballot referendum be used to decide if South Bruce, near Teeswater, accepts a deep underground tunnel system with hot cells and a repackaging plant above ground. Saying ‘yes’ would put
Protecting Ontario’s thriving economy means looking beyond the boardroom
There is an advertisement making the rounds, lauding this province for its thriving, forward-moving economy.
Is technology accelerating the great divide in income?
Back in the 1980s, when Artificial Intelligence (AI) was still the stuff of science fiction and computers and automation were changing the way we worked, a number of futurists and economists predicted “the end of work” and rising living standards.
Be brave and try
“If you want to change, you have to be willing to be uncomfortable.”
Fraud Prevention Month: The target is still your bank account
March is Fraud Prevention Month. This year’s theme is, appropriately enough, “20 years of fighting fraud: From then to now.”
Letter: Never take your local independent news media for granted
How many people know that Midwestern Newspapers Corporation has had its very existence under threat through the past many weeks, because the federal government might have discontinued its Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) fund?
Voting concerns in South Bruce
Sometime this year, South Bruce will hold a referendum to decide whether or not it is a willing host community to a proposed nuclear waste site. Recently a delegation led by Protect Our Waterways requested that the voting process not be restricted to the internet and telephone access. And that to fu
