By Stewart Skinner Last fall, Jess and I took the plunge and finally bought a house – a house…
Opinion
A perspective on COVID-19 statistics: Part 2
By Dr. John Pronk, ND Last week I wrote about the conflicting data surrounding COVID-19 statistics;…
A perspective on COVID-19 statistics: Part 1
By Dr. John Pronk, ND If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past six months you have…
THE IVORY SILO: There is no easy path
By Stewart Skinner An oft-used political phrase, ‘it’s the economy, stupid’, was coined by…
THE IVORY SILO: Cut off in more ways than one
By Stewart Skinner Twelve days. That is how many days it took for this extrovert to have my first…
THE IVORY SILO: The house of cards is on fire
COVID-19 is playing the same role as the collapse of 1929, writes Stewart Skinner Sept. 3, 1929 to…
THE IVORY SILO: A complicated past clouds path to brighter future
By Stewart Skinner This piece needs to be prefaced with an acknowledgment that I am ill equipped to…
THE IVORY SILO | Bill 156: Timely protection for the people that feed you
By Stewart Skinner Today’s consumer asks a lot of a modern farmer. Along with enjoying an…
THE IVORY SILO: Teachers dispute not about the money
Take away the government’s only negotiation weapon and progress will be made on the education…
It’s time for province, teachers to play ‘Let’s Make a Deal’
For months now, a big topic in Ontario news is the contract negotiations, or lack thereof, between…
No celebration will ever top that of ‘The Golden Goal’
If you were like me, you were one of the millions of Canadians watching the gold medal game of the…
Experiencing Minto Fire’s training exercise from a different perspective
Mike Wilson shadowed Minto firefighters during their July 11 mass search and rescue training The…
