September 2020 Archive

Happy days coming for recently reopened Hockley General Store

By Constance Scrafield Hockley General Store has finally re-opened, its owners, the Wookey family are so happy to announce. This follows slightly more than a ...

We need our government

We live in challenging times.  A global pandemic has already killed close to 800,000 people worldwide, including 177,000 Americans and over 9,000 Canadians.  Our economy ...

Once upon Niagara Falls

By Constance Scrafield “Constance, can we go to Niagara Falls this year?” asked my Ugandan friend, Caroline. She said, “Every year I come to Canada ...

Easily avoid serious illness

By Brian Lockhart The theory of preventing a disease by introducing the disease in small quantities to a person to build up an immunity has ...

There but for the grace of god

By Doug Skeates How have people survived? Anyone living today can look back over a lifetime, seeing the many pitfalls of the past. There is ...

Erdogan at bay

By Gwynne Dyer There are eight Turks for every Greek, so you might think the Greeks have to fold. But Greece has the backing of ...

Such a crazy market

By Mike Baker In this week’s Citizen, there is a lengthy feature highlighting the heightening issue of homelessness within our community. It’s a well-researched, informative ...

Forever blowing bubbles

By Constance Scrafield They were and still are, although young children could be confused – or entertained to the point of giggles – by the ...

Mitigation & adaptation explained

By Martina Rowley This spring, when schools had closed due to the pandemic lockdown and online learning was the new thing for school-aged children, I ...

Worth mentioning?

By Brian Lockhart During the filming of Django Unchained, the 2012 Quentin Tarantino slaughter-fest, shoot ‘em up, revenge is best served cold film, about a ...

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