April 2020 Archive

EDITORIAL: Top three priorities

IN A SINGLE WEEK we have witnessed a five-fold increase in the number of deaths in North America attributed to COVID-19.  In Canada, the deaths ...

EDITORIAL: Keeping the faith

NEXT WEEK will be Holy Week on the Christian calendar, and for once churches will be empty. But thanks to modern technology, some local congregations ...

Un-divertissement – my life so far

By Constance Scrafield I have mentioned them before: my Rocks. They are a solid crowd, assembled by the hands of some young lads working for ...

Non-essential services = more babies

By Brian Lockhart When the provincial government announced the list of essential services allowed to remain open during the current COVID-19 pandemic, many people scoffed ...

The Plague: saving the old

By Gwynne Dyer The basic choice all along with Covid-19 has been: do we let the old die, or do we take a big hit ...

Restaurants need help

By Laura Campbell Dear Prime Minister Trudeau,  Dear honourable members  of the House of Commons, First off, we’d like to thank you for all of ...

Hang on to portfolios

I have seen my stock portfolio lose so much money in the last few days, I am beside myself with panic.  I am not sure ...

Sports leagues awaiting green light amidst COVID-19 crisis

By Brian Lockhart This may become the summer of limited sports activities, or maybe the year there was no sports at all. With the original ...

Lead pro hoping to kick off junior program at Shelburne Golf & Country Club on May 1

By Brian Lockhart “You could be playing the course right now,” said Sam Young, head pro at the Shelburne Golf and Country Club. “The golf ...

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Headwaters Health Care Centre, one patient & seven staff contract virus

By Mike Baker There has been a confirmed outbreak of COVID-19 at Headwaters Health Care Centre. The local hospital, in conjuncture with Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health ...

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