January 2020 Archive

EDITORIAL: Walking on egg shells

MOST WORLD LEADERS, it would appear, are walking on eggshells right now as the smoke, both figuratively and literally, starts to clear following U.S. President ...

EDITORIAL: Arbitration the only real option

SO HERE WE ARE, half-way through the 2019-20 school year, and none of the unions representing Ontario teachers has been able to negotiate a contract ...

The great distraction?

By Laura Campbell Word on the street is that more war might be coming to the Middle East. Certainly there could be intense escalation of ...

Remembering history

By Brian Lockhart If you don’t remember history you are doomed to repeat it. That old saying makes a lot of sense. In other words, ...

The miracle in a tea cup

By Constance Scrafield Well and it is: that first sip, however early or late your day starts: that initial mouthful, cleaning your palate, installing the ...

Cruise ships & the environment

By Martina Rowley The festive month of December is behind us, the new year has been rung in and soon many warm-blooded Canadians will be ...

The Soleimani killing

By Gwynne Dyer If the Iranians played the game the same way that Donald Trump does, then their revenge for the American assassination of Iran’s ...

Sweetheart tournament coming up

By Brian Lockhart Girls hockey teams from around the region and beyond will arrive in Orangeville for the annual Orangeville Tigers Sweetheart Tournament that will ...

Featuring, Dufferin County’s 2019 Arts Year in Review

By Constance Scrafield Once again, the new year ticks us over into – this time- a new decade. There were some true wonders that took ...

Brave souls take the plunge at annual New Year’s Grand Valley Polar Dip

By Brian Lockhart There’s nothing quite like taking a dip in the local swimming hole – especially when the temperature is hovering around the freezing ...

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