Viewpoint: Anger and a lack of trust
Watching the woodlot management issue unfold over the past few weeks made has had me wondering just what kind of a community we've become.
It's...
Bra policy change the right move
Although it didn’t make the front page of the major Toronto newspapers or even get much local attention (aside from the front page of...
The shame of inaction
The issue of woodlot protection will return to council in two weeks, following months of study and untold acres of clear cutting.
What began as...
OPINION: The code says no
There are grumblings circulating around the ever-present Chatham-Kent rumour mill that some members of municipal council should be in hot water over how they...
OPINION: Buy local, support local
Newspapers are not dead. This despite the fact many so-called marketing experts living in large urban centres believe such tripe.
And that is an insult...
OPINION: We can all share this blame
Amid all the finger pointing, frustration, yelling, protesting, delivering of “liability papers” to the medical officer of health, the fact remains, we are basically...
Provincial probe a massive job
The provincial health ministry’s examination into the governance of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance has the potential to not only resolve the issues of the...
We do it because we love our kids
Regular readers of Bruce’s column know exactly how he feels about dance season and all (two) of the local competitions he attends to watch...
Viewpoint: Crows, trees, cats, dogs and money
For several years, I believed the most thankless task in local politics was being chair of a board of education.
With the provincial government centralizing...
OPINION: Poor information flow
This week’s story on the proposed changes to the routing of Talbot Trail and how area landowners are up in arms over the matter...