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.
Opinion
Housing cost increase plays major role in rise in food bank use
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.
Half-century celebrations abound
Fifty-year milestones are understandably rare for community organizations, but there are several coming up in our area within the next couple of weeks.
We need both supervised consumption sites and addiction treatment hubs
The provincial government’s plan to move supervised drug consumption sites from school zones looks good at first glance.
My vitamins and medications
Like it or not I’m not in control of the medications that are prescribed by my doctors – the specialists. However, I am in control of the vitamins that I take on a regular basis.
New experience in the offing – See you in October
I have some exciting news to share with you. Earlier this year, I submitted an application to the Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) and CBC Indigenous for a journalism fellowship opportunity. I was not one of the selected journalists.
More flooding, more closed roads, more insurance claims
The weather gurus have confirmed that Toronto has been hit with not one but two serious storms this summer – two once-in-a-hundred-year storms within weeks of each other – flooded basements, water rescues on urban streets, roads closed and … insurance claims.
The Farmerettes were cutesy but could have been more
BLYTH – Jointly commissioned with Fourth Line Theatre Company, Blyth Festival Theatre’s Onion…
Kids heading back to school have everything but road safety on their minds
The countdown is on! What seemed like an endless summer ahead only yesterday, has dwindled to mere days before school resumes.
Don’t disengage now
The newspapers under the umbrella of Midwestern Newspapers Corp. have recently covered items at their perspective municipal councils that have attracted major public interest.
Walkerton Herald-Times Aug. 19, 1992 turnbacks
Movie playing at Paramount theatre in Hanover: A league of their own;
Bravo to French leaders for ‘taking the plunge’
A lot of focus with the Summer Olympics has been on the Seine River. The river has played a key…
Lots of talent laid bare in Drayton’s ‘Naked Radio’
DRAYTON – The title of the latest show at the Drayton Festival Theatre is intriguing enough, and…
‘Corn: Our Mother, Our Life’
Now is the time for fresh corn! Margaret Visser’s 1986 book, Much Depends on Dinner, a classic on…
Is growth always good? Depends who you ask
Growth is a topic often bridged at municipal council meetings and the general consensus among both…
