Nearly two weeks after the filing deadline for municipal election candidates, the dust has settled (for the most part) and the picture has become a bit clearer.
Columns
Like a fish to water
As a largely carefree, childless chap for a good chunk of my adult life, parenting has been every bit the adventure I thought it would be and more.
Now the second half of summer begins
The rest of summer is ahead of me, I am looking forward to it.
Try again
My son Andrew had to delete his account on a building game he loves and learned something so valuable, I couldn’t resist sharing it...
Knowledge is power
There are decisions to be made this fall.
PLAY REVIEW: Be inspired and entertained by Drayton Festival’s final show of season, ‘Good Ol’ Country Gospel’
The final show of the season at the Drayton Festival Theatre is Good Ol’ Country Gospel, which takes you back to the days of country church sing-a-longs.
Being transformed
Before adaptation into a famous movie franchise, one of my favourite toys when I was young were Transformers (Alien robots that transform from a robot to a vehicle/animal and back!).
Elicit moonshining enterprise in Culross Township was among the largest in the 1920s
It appears you got three strikes before serving jail time for the sale of illegal liquor. At least that was the case 100 years ago.
The buzz about bees
The Township of Southgate, specifically Dundalk, must be overjoyed at the moment.
Summer is half over, but better still to come
It’s the middle of summer, and so far, it has been a good summer.
History really does repeat itself
Following the trend I have set with my latest columns, this one will also be on the topic of local…
What’s in a name?
I found myself in a bit of a rabbit hole last Tuesday during the Major League Baseball trade deadline.
A great failure…
I once had this running coach who would always tell me, “That was a great training run.”
OFA VIEWPOINT: Exploring impacts of vet shortage in rural and remote communities across Ontario
Rural and remote communities in Ontario are experiencing a shortage of veterinary access. What does this look like? It looks like waiting four hours or more for a veterinarian to come out to your farm – if they can come at all. It looks like being forced to euthanize livestock to uphold animal welfa
Visions of Wagon Wheels to Ferris Wheels
It was great to be able to take in some of the events at the Listowel Fair this July after not having in-person fair events the past two summers. This year’s theme was “Visions of Wagon Wheels to Ferris Wheels.”
