The other day, my wife Isabell pointed out that it’s only 100 days until Christmas. Normally I would retort with a quote from Ebenezer Scrooge and then opine that talking about the holiday in September […]
Swimming lessons at Chisamore’s Pond was one of those summer highlights I remember most about growing up. A school bus ran around the countryside to pick up kids for this swim program and drop them […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has broken the routines of life as we know it. Like many families, our family has had to deal with home-schooling, cancelled sports seasons, cancelled travel plans, and boredom. In our family, […]
One of the defining times of my high school education was my final semester. As a Grade 13 student, I was unclear on exactly what I wanted to do after high school. The guidance councillor […]
Ever have one of those projects that should be super simple but turns out to be a can of worms? This is a frequent occurrence in my world, one that has revolved more at home […]
We live in a time where fake news is abundant and difficult to discern from real news. Where the line between news and opinion can be blurred or not exist at all. The National Public […]
October 19th marks the end of the longest campaign in modern Canadian history. If one lesson can come out of this election, it is that those who want to govern you, want you to be […]
The communities along the St. Lawrence River from Iroquois to Cornwall were transformed over 60 years ago with the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway project. It was responsible for one of the largest transfers […]
It has been nearly a year that this council has been in office in South Dundas and one has to wonder, what is the plan? While neighbouring municipalities like Edwardsburgh-Cardinal are announcing new distribution centers […]
MORRISBURG  During the federal election campaign, the Liberals are touting in their platform that spending on infrastructure is a method to create jobs. While technically accurate, that jobs are created, they are not the […]
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