July 2024 Archive

Sustainable transportation showcase to be held August 10 

Written By Zachary Roman Caledon residents are invited to an electrifying event. On August 10, the Caledon chapter of the Electric Vehicle (EV) Society, Town ...

Green Party leader tours proposed quarry site in Alton area

Written By Zachary Roman The leader of the Green Party of Ontario is against a proposed blasting quarry in Caledon.  On July 17, Guelph MPP ...

Non-fatal drowning disproportionally affects children in Ontario 

For every drowning death in Ontario, there are nearly four non-fatal drownings serious enough to require an emergency department visit and children aged 0–19 are ...

Disappointed in Premier Ford

OUR READERS WRITE Sir: I agree with Rob Strang (Citizen Letters, 18 July) that Premier Ford’s concept of “green energy” is strangely convoluted. The 1973 ...

Scholarships available for agriculture careers

by Andrea McCoy-Naperstkow Two topics often make headlines when it comes to agriculture – the relatively high average age (56) of Canada’s farmers and the ...

Who Is Pierre Poilievre really?

by PAT MURPHY As we head into summer, a slew of opinion polls and the byelection shock in Toronto-St. Paul’s suggest the strong possibility of ...

Ladies in power

by CONSTANCE SCRAFIELD There have been many ladies seated on the thrones of power in their own lands. For recent history, Maggie Thatcher may be ...

FGM and the need for Islamic scholars

by GWYNNE DYER There was a small victory in The Gambia this week, when a proposed law to legalise female genital mutilation (FGM) was defeated ...

Red Corvette

by BRIAN LOCKHART There is a TV show called Border Security that follows customs and border agents as they clear visitors at airports, land crossings, ...

Junior C Northmen to play Fergus in Conference Championship

Written By Brian Lockhart The Orangeville Junior C Northmen have advanced to the next round of the OJCLL playoffs and will now face the Fergus ...

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