OPINION: Council made the right call
Chatham-Kent council made a tough, but correct, decision when it recently voted to place the responsibility of water/wastewater development charges for new greenhouse construction...
OPINION: We can do more
At what point will our governments wake up and recognize the serious impact opioids are having on Canadian society?
Sure, politicians talk of how deadly...
COLUMN: Big-city problems land here
Editior's note: This column was written prior to the early Monday morning police incident in downtown Chatham...
Just what the heck is happening in downtown...
OPINION: Too many unknowns
Imagine Chatham-Kent being host to a facility that endeavours to recycle almost all the rubbish that is trucked into it.
Sounds great for the environment,...
COLUMN: Precautions will help you enjoy the eclipse
OK, folks, most of what I’m about to say is common sense, but it seems more and more people are either allergic to that,...
OPINION: What to believe and how to react
“I’ve got to apologize, this is the first I’ve heard about it.”
Those are the words from Premier Doug Ford when asked last week about...
OPINION: Do they have the guts?
Here is our prediction on what will occur in terms of a re-examination of the size of Chatham-Kent council: nothing.
Nada.
Zilch.
Sure, council has asked a...
OPINION: How did it come to this?
“Papers!”
That could be the demand in the not too distant future for taxpayers seeking to attend a Chatham-Kent council meeting.
The municipality is bringing in...
COLUMN: Limited recycling options for businesses
Changes to recycling and waste collection in the province – at least in terms of who pays for what – is causing problems for...
OPINION: Tone deaf
Upper managers in civil service – and the people hiring them – are generally tone deaf when it comes to the wages they pocket.
According...
