October 2017 Archive

Curling Club hits the links

By Brian Lockhart Combine curling and golf and you’ve really got a Canadian thing going on – it’s fun for all seasons. The Shelburne Curling ...

Thanksgiving thoughts

By Tabitha Wells I have a love/hate relationship with Thanksgiving. Do you remember in Addam’s Family Values when Wednesday ditches the Thanksgiving play script and ...

A rebuttal on Khadr

RE: ‘Khadr a murderer, pure and simple’ – Ian Fairley, August 14, 2017: “A little learning is a dangerous thing.” Alexander Pope On July 20th, ...

Segregation in Dufferin Forest

Hundreds of recreational horseback riders who have been enjoying the single track trails in the Dufferin Forest Main Tract near Mansfield for over four decades ...

Pity the poor Puerto Ricans

THERE’S AT LEAST ONE PROMISE you’ll not get from U.S. President Donald Trump. Although he did visit Puerto Rico on Tuesday and had a chance ...

London calling…

By Constance Scrafield In the heady days of my London life, living in the midst of it, with enough money in my pockets to more ...

Could it happen here?

PERHAPS THE MOST DISTURBING aspect of Sunday night’s massacre in Las Vegas was the ease with which it was carried out. All that was required ...

Local resident lived #SaveThe21 movement every step of the way

By Mike Pickford Emily Mallett has never really been one to simply sit by and watch as horrible things happen around her. It was no ...

New ‘Canada 150’ Maywood Park playground open to public

By Jasen Obermeyer Maywood Park’s Canada 150 theme playground, located on Bredin Parkway, is ready for usage, along with the trail being opened, after it ...

‘House’ party with Habitat for Humanity this past Saturday

By Mike Pickford In an appropriately named event, Habitat for Humanity hosted the Ultimate House Party to raise funds for future projects in Dufferin County. ...

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