Next week as voters cast their ballots in municipal elections, they have the option to vote in school board trustee elections. In many areas, including where I live, the school board trustee was acclaimed. Seeing […]
It seems like for the last 13 months we have been in perpetual election mode. First was the federal election in September 2021, then the provincial election in June 2022, and soon the municipal election. […]
My daughter had just turned five and for her birthday she got a bicycle. Two wheels, and a set of training wheels. Shortly after her birthday and with suitable practice, I said I’d take her […]
It feels like we have been sleepwalking from one election to another the past year. Twelve months ago the federal election was winding down, less than four months ago the provincial election was in full […]
We live in a veritable cornucopia multi-channel universe. Progress, technology, and a big pile of corporate cash has made it possible to find almost anything you want on TV. Internet streaming has made it possible […]
Each year for the past six, Lionel Strang has walked the 100 kilometres from the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre to his home in Barrie, Ontario. It’s a fundraiser for what he calls “One More Year.” […]
Every summer there is a discernible moment in the air. It’s fleeting and when it happens it marks the beginning of the end. That feeling is like being a kid sitting on a wagon at […]
Is homelessness no longer a problem in SDG? Has the high cost of housing, unaffordable rent, and unavailability of low-income housing been solved? A recently launched contest suggests the answer to these questions is yes. […]
There is an old philosophic question that asks if a tree falls in the forest, and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? That question deals with perception and senses. […]
Recently a person who I barely know told me what my problem was. I didn’t know about this specific problem. I have many problems – most of my own doing. But I was not aware […]
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