Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel

Politically speaking, we are facing a perfect storm. Remember the movie about three weather fronts that converged and wreaked havoc?

There is no doubt that the good people of Perth Wellington, Huron-Bruce, and Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound deserve an election right now. The fact that it is provincial instead of federal speaks volumes to the deficit of character currently on display from our political class.

Did anyone else read the book series titled A Series Of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler under the pen name Lemony Snicket?

Another Ontario winter is in full swing and with that comes a wide range of winter sports that take people outside. A popular activity is snowmobiling – and Ontario is home to one of the largest interconnected snowmobiling trail systems anywhere.

Desperation makes people do crazy things – like driving for miles in a snowstorm, and standing in a lineup, outside, in the snow, that snakes around the block – to see if you can sign up for a family doctor.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. The best Christmas gifts are the same as they always have been.

The coming of a new year is generally viewed as a time of renewal – an opportunity to shake off the shackles of past imperfection and move on with a view to revitalization.

The longer I am on this planet, the more the age old saying “it takes a village to raise a child” resonates with me. 

CANADA - As the federal government prepares to update Canadians on its financial books heading into the new year, Canadians begin to shop amidst a GST holiday. Despite signs the financial burdens on Canadian households from previous years of inflation have eased, they are not fully abated.

Santa Claus has had a pretty busy season so far.

This is the time of year that makes it or breaks it for many merchants. They count on holiday shoppers to edge them into the black for the year.