February 2020 Archive

EDITORIAL: Meanwhile, a pox on both sides

ONE POINT THAT HAS BECOME increasingly clear is that the ever-increasing strike actions by Ontario’s four teachers’ unions is producing no winners but too many ...

Facts and speculation

By Constance Scrafield Reality in the present can be stated firmly; reality in the future is primarily speculation.  This assertion applies more to politics and ...

Fake news

By Brian Lockhart There was a posting on my Facebook feed about a month ago that I found quite disturbing. It was a photo of ...

Bye bye plastic bags

By Martina Rowley February is the month of Valentine’s Day, slightly longer daylight hours and now it also means: No more plastic grocery bags at ...

Penny wise, pound foolish

By Doug Skeates Every solution proposed for dealing with today’s problems has pros and cons.   Occasionally the subject of greater reliance on water power ...

Erdogan vs the world

By Gwynne Dyer Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not an ‘Islamist’, in the extreme sense of the word. He doesn’t wear a suicide vest, ...

Mono Nordic Invitational hosts skiers from around the region

By Brian Lockhart Conditions were described as about as good as they could be during the annual Mono Nordic Invitational held at Monora Park on ...

Muskies finish in second place after decisive win

By Brian Lockhart  It was one of the most important games of the season for the Shelburne Senior Muskies when they hosted the Saugeen Shores ...

Ontario Trillium Foundation gives grant to Mono Nordic Ski Club

By Brian Lockhart The Mono Nordic Ski Club is getting ready to build a new storage facility at Monora Park. To help with construction, the ...

Ex-Premier Kathleen Wynne explains why she’s still in politics

By Constance Scrafield Former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne says of Orangeville, “It’s really a fine place… I’ve been coming here for years, because my grandchildren ...

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