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Opinion

A perspective on COVID-19 statistics: Part 3

Mike Wilson May 28, 2020Independent Plus, Opinion

By Dr. John Pronk, ND In the past two segments (Part 1 and Part 2), I shared some of the recent…

THE IVORY SILO: Do as I say, not as I do

Mike Wilson May 27, 2020Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times

By Stewart Skinner Last fall, Jess and I took the plunge and finally bought a house – a house…

A perspective on COVID-19 statistics: Part 2

Mike Wilson May 21, 2020Independent Plus, Opinion

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

Mike Wilson May 14, 2020Independent Plus, Opinion

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

Mike Wilson April 17, 2020Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times

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

Mike Wilson April 2, 2020Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times

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

Mike Wilson March 25, 2020Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times

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

Stewart Skinner February 19, 2020Columns, Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times

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

Mike Wilson February 6, 2020Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times

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

Mike Wilson January 27, 2020Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times

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’

Mike Wilson January 16, 2020Independent Plus, Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times

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’

Mike Wilson January 8, 2020Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times

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 July 18, 2019Independent Plus, Local News, Opinion

Mike Wilson shadowed Minto firefighters during their July 11 mass search and rescue training The…

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Nater calls for resignation of Hockey Canada CEO in wake of more sexual assault allegations

Perth-Wellington MP John Nater has called for the resignation of Hockey Canada’s CEO and a shakeup of the organization’s leadership in the wake of historic sexual assault allegations involving top Canadian junior hockey teams.

Budget amendments, bylaw enforcement shortages discussed during recent meeting

At the May 16 North Perth council meeting, many important motions were brought to the table, including budget amendments for the learning hub initiative and issues concerning bylaw enforcement shortages.

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County warns motorists not to cross the line – until it dries

BRUCE COUNTY – The Bruce County line painting contractor will begin line painting operations on county roads for the 2022 season on Tuesday, May 10.

Region’s unemployment rate drops to 3.3 per cent

WALKERTON – In April, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased by 1.2 percentage points to 3.3 per cent, remaining the second lowest in Ontario.

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Saugeen Ojibway Nation announce collaboration with Parks Canada, NDMNRF

LAKE HURON – Together with Giigoonyag (Fishes) Project is a collaboration between Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON), Parks Canada (PCA), and Ontario’s Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry (NDMNRF), to better understand the health of dikameg (lake whitefish) and other fi

National Day of Awareness for MMIW2S ceremonies meant as reminder to learn more

SAUGEEN – The haunting cry of a Mi-Gi-Zi’ (Eagle) filled the air during a ceremony honouring murdered and missing Indigenous women, girls, and 2-spirits (MMIWG2S).

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Editorial

Rural hospitals face unique challenges

Ontario’s premier made a statement recently that had a lot of people scratching their heads – very carefully, to avoid injury that might necessitate a trip to the emergency room.

It starts with an apology

After six days of apologies by the leader of the Roman Catholic Church for the horrendous abuses perpetrated on Indigenous children and families through the residential school system in Canada, come the questions.

Putting epidemics into perspective

There is no more effective way to throw fear into the hearts of the general public than to mention the word “epidemic.”

Columnists

NWMO announces altered timeline for selecting preferred DGR site

By Midwestern Newspapers

It appears the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) needs more time to identify a preferred site to host a deep geological repository for Canada’s used nuclear fuel.

Chesley emergency department closed for part of weekend

By Midwestern Newspapers

For the second time in just over a month, South Bruce Grey Health Centre (SBGHC) has announced temporary closures this coming weekend “due to a number of unexpected nursing staff absences.”

Grey Bruce Health Unit holding monkeypox vaccine clinics

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The Grey Bruce Health Unit will be vaccinating eligible individuals against monkeypox during by-appointment clinics, beginning this week.

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