Posts By Sam Odrowski

A new social contract

By Laura Campbell One of the most magical aspects of becoming a parent five years ago was knowing I could share my love of the ...

Doing something about it

By Doug Skeates In the past couple of decades people the world over have become aware of the increasingly dangerous state of the environment, especially ...

Where will it all end?

By Gwynne Dyer This is Armageddon Summer in the northern hemisphere: out-of-control wildfires all around the Arctic Circle (not to mention California and Greece), weeks-long ...

A wrong-headed investigation

OFFICIALLY, AT LEAST, the investigation into the mass shooting on Toronto’s Danforth Avenue, is being headed by Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the civilian oversight ...

An island of tranquility?

IN THIS ERA dominated by mudslinging politicians and populations divided as never before, it’s interesting to see that there’s at least one place where tranquility ...

Osprey Valley Open donates to local charities

Three local organizations will benefit from the Osprey Valley Open. Credit Valley Conservation, the Bethell Hospice Foundation, and Caledon Community Services, will benefit from the ...

It doesn’t have to be all or nothing

By Tabitha Wells The past couple of months, the debate about plastic straws has been raging, in some ways rightly so. Tackling the environment and ...

‘Unfriended’ on Facebook

By Brian Lockhart It finally happened. I had to ‘unfriend’ someone on Facebook. While most of my Facebook friends should actually be called acquaintances, I ...

Rolling with the dice

by Constance Scrafield Dufferin is replete with fine artists of every type, as well as innovative and amazing entrepreneurs. We are so fortunate with our ...

Gun violence: no easy solutions

EVEN BEFORE SUNDAY’S mass shooting on Toronto’s Danforth Avenue, this has been a year of unprecedented violence in the city, with firearms a factor in ...

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