June 2023 Archive

Solutions are simple (on paper!)

By Doug Skeates The prime minister has pledged that Canada will plant 2 billion trees by 2031 as Canada’s commitment to help solve the biggest ...

Beginning in the morning

By Constance Scrafield So far, we can count on the fact that our earth is spinning and rotating the sun, so that in whenever is ...

Dufferin fire chiefs issue warning over dry and hot weather

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Fire chiefs in Dufferin County have raised their concerns about the level of fire danger due to dry ...

Reward increased to $10,000 for solving robbery of water sports gear in Mono

By Sam Odrowski Last summer, a Mono man had approximately $20,000 in watersports equipment stolen, and he’s upping the reward for information that leads to ...

Quality Homes shows off modular homes at open house

By Sam Odrowski Quality Homes hosted an open house event at their Kenilworth location late last month.  Individuals interested in purchasing a custom modular home ...

Despite opposition, Orangeville Pondspiel gets grant money

By JAMES MATTHEWS, LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER All but one town councillor wanted to give the Orangeville Curling Club a grant toward next year’s Great ...

Pass the mic

By Anthony Carnovale A few years ago, I came up with an idea for a new book. In it, a young boy comes home from ...

Time travel

By Brian Lockhart “How far is it to the next town?” “It’s about 25 minutes.” That is a very Canadian euphemism – expressing distance in ...

What would Lewis Carroll Make of It?

By Constance Scrafield The first of Lewis Carroll’s whimsical books, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland [normally referred to as Alice in Wonderland], was written for a ...

Yet Another Article on AI

By Gwynne Dyer  “Sometimes I think it’s as if aliens have landed and people haven’t realised because they speak very good English,” said Geoffrey Hinton, ...

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