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Monthly Message: Nominations open for the 2026 Business Excellence Awards

April 16, 2026   ·   0 Comments

Every local business has a story. It’s the early mornings, the risks taken, the community supported, and the passion behind every product, service, or cause. ...

Turn into the waves

By Brian Lockhart When I was in my final year of high school, our entire Grade 12 class entered the gym to view the movie ...

Hungary: The tide goes out

By Gwynne Dyer Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk sent a message congratulating Hungary’s newly elected prime minister, Peter Magyar, for having evicted long-serving populist leader ...

Astronaut lessons

By Constance Scrafield Humans who travel into space say it is the most stunning, life-changing, extraordinary experience of their lives. It appears that every astronaut ...

A note on cutting zig-zags

By Anthony Carnovale For the past month, my Grade 12 Literacy Class has been working on creating their own vision boards. Their vision boards are ...

Culture clash

By Brian Lockhart There is a rather famous video of a minor baseball game where parents in the stands are harassing the umpire. The umpire ...

On not draining the swamp

By Gwynne Dyer  ‘When you’re up to your ass in alligators, it’s hard to remember that your original goal was to drain the swamp.’ (Not ...

It just keeps getting better

By Brian Lockhart The 1961 movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, opens with a famous long shot in Manhattan. It is just after dawn, and the street, ...

Monthly Message: Incredible things happen when we work together

If there’s one thing we know for certain at the Orangeville Food Bank and Dufferin Food Share Grand Valley, it’s this: when a community comes ...

Iran: Options

By Gwynne Dyer The Iranians know they have won, but President Trump doesn’t get it yet. He’s still at the stage of counting up the ...

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