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Year: 2023

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July 27, 2023 Phillip Blancher
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Published Columns

Wanderings – I have the TV streaming blues

July 26, 2023 Phillip Blancher

A recent internet and cable outage has led to a significant change in my home – I cut the cord. Well I almost cut the cord. I still have high speed internet, but the PVR […]

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Next Bonamie court date set for November 3

July 20, 2023 Phillip Blancher

nnA delay in the sentencing process occurred when defence lawyer, Eric Granger, filed notice for a constitutional challenge at the beginning of Bonamie’s April 21 sentencing hearing. Granger argued against the minimum sentencing requirements for […]

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$500K renovations to Iroma Apartments

July 13, 2023 Phillip Blancher

CORNWALL – Tenants at the Iroma Apartments in Iroquois will see over $560,000 in renovations completed to the 42 apartments in the City of Cornwall operated building.nnCornwall City council approved a bid by YorkCore Construction […]

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Work hard, and have a lot of fun

July 13, 2023 Phillip Blancher

nnMORRISBURG – The store is busy; a usual occurrence at the family run business. A couple of customers are milling about picking up supplies.nn“I’ll be there in a minute, I just need to help with […]

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July 13, 2023 Phillip Blancher
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July 13, 2023 Phillip Blancher
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Wanderings – Noteworthy newsroom notions and nonsense

July 12, 2023 Phillip Blancher

Working in a physical newsroom is an interesting experience. The smell of printer’s ink, the sound of a press running, the ringing of phones, and the tactile feel of newsprint held in your hands. Just […]

Friday Wrap

Friday Wrap #24 – The theft of joy

July 8, 2023 Phillip Blancher

Theodore Roosevelt once wrote that “Comparison is the theft of joy.” He was and remains correct in that. Sadly in writing that, he did not say how to avoid it. Comparison has a place in […]

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More high speed internet contracts awarded

July 6, 2023 Phillip Blancher

SOUTH MOUNTAIN – More than 1,000 homes including 170 in the northwest corner of the Municipality of South Dundas will be connected to high speed internet by 2025.nnA joint-announcement by the Federal and Ontario government […]

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