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Opinion

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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Editorial

Time to take a look at what voters care about

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.

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.

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.