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September’s extended stretch of balmy weather has triggered heightened interest in heat – what it does to the human body, how cooling down cities has taken on new urgency, and how global climate change has finally ceased being a political issue that can be debated; without a doubt, it is happening.

Writing these columns helps to keep my cognitive brain active but sometimes confusion takes over.

An under-reported reality highlighted during the local kick-off for the United Way Perth Huron (UWPH) annual fundraising campaign is that, next to government, the United Way is Canada’s largest funder of social services.

Before we cast our ballots in the next election, be it federal (could happen any time, Oct. 20, 2025 at the latest), provincial (June 4, 2026 at the latest) or municipal (Oct. 26, 2026), we had better figure out what we are voting for – or against.

1924 - The Bluevale School Fair was a grand success in point of exhibits, attendance and receipts.

News last week that more than a million people living in Ontario turned to food banks over a 12-month period starting in the spring of 2023, should be concerning to us all.

Reverend Ernie Naylor

The following medications and vitamins or typical to someone with a number of diseases. Not only…

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

For many Canadians, especially ones whose homes are a reasonably safe distance from the…