Friday Wrap
Friday Wrap #20 – Saturday Night Fever
Life gets busy… I was busy… completely missed my multiple reminders on my phone to write the Wrap yesterday. So now I am writing on a Saturday night. Maybe the delay was needed because I […]
Articles by Phillip Blancher
Morrisburg Leader
School field trips up at Upper Canada Village, more inclusive programming updated
nnMORRISBURG – The region’s largest tourist attraction has seen a 63 per cent increase in school visits over 2022.nnUpper Canada Village has seen an over 1,000 student increase this spring as more school boards have […]
Morrisburg Leader
Bonamie constitutional challenge ruling delayed
OTTAWA – An Iroquois-man who pleaded guilty for an international fraud scheme was in court June 6 to determine if a constitutional challenge would be heard.nnEdouard Bonamie, 75, pleaded guilty to four charges in June […]
Friday Wrap
Friday Wrap #19 – The Twitter Sucks edition…
Twitter sucks. There. I will say it. Twitter sucks, and even most social media platforms suck. Instagram is about the only one I enjoy, and even that is getting dodgy. Twitter is the worst. My […]
Morrisburg Leader
Applications for trustee vacancy open
BROCKVILLE – Following the resignation of Ward 7 trustee Larry Berry due to health-related concerns, the Upper Canada District School board is now seeking applicants for his replacement.nnFirst elected in October 2018 by a large […]
Published Columns
Wanderings – Rooting for the underdog in the biggest league
There are many reasons why people enter the journalism profession. Of my many reasons, the most interesting of which was underdog stories. I have a soft spot for rooting for the underdog, which is part […]
Friday Wrap
Friday Wrap #18 – Writes of passage
Tonight was prom night for one of the kids. It’s a right-of-passage, so I am told. One of the kids missed out on prom, or that other right of passage – grad – thanks to […]
Morrisburg Leader
SDG Counties’ storm clean up continues
CORNWALL – The remains of fallen tree limbs and branches along the side of SDG Counties roads are slowly being cleaned up after the April 5 ice storm.nnSDG Counties Transportation Director Ben deHaan told The […]
Friday Wrap
Friday Wrap #17 – The soccer edition…
After weeks of preparation, and lots of work the last week, Saturday is the kick off of our summer soccer season. For 15 years I have been a coach, and this is my 10th year […]
Published Columns
Wanderings – When did change become a bad thing?
The newly-announced redesign of the Canadian Passport have many in a kerfuffle over the design. The little book that identifies you as a legal citizen of Canada when travelling out of country, was redesigned to […]