Despite the frigid weather, it was difficult to type on Tuesday afternoon because my eyes were…
Editorials
More pressing issues than speed limits
Word out of Queen’s Park that the province wants to reduce speed limits to 40km/h came as a…
Cultural planning
Mapleton is working on a cultural plan for the municipality and the township is hosting a forum to…
Where did those 30 years go?
The year was 1985 when 50 of Canada’s most famous musicians got together to form the group…
Fueling another crisis
Sometimes it really seems the average citizen simply can’t catch a break – or at least…
That darn county
Local councillors by their very nature of serving local residents tend to be a bit parochial.…
Initiative for youth timely
A recently-formed coalition of youth advocates from across north Wellington is planning a day-long…
A decade at a time
This week, survivors of the Holocaust returned to Poland to honour the 70th anniversary of the…
Money well spent
Mapleton council recently approved what has become an annual $10,000 contribution in support of the…
The balancing act
Once in a while we see a turn of phrase that really hits the nail on the head. Such was the case at…
Nous sommes Charlie
Events in Paris last week, where journalists were targeted and murdered at their Charlie Hebdo…
Ban goes too far
Giving up smoking is a New Year’s resolution people have been making, faking and breaking…
Our game
A satisfying calm came over us as we woke on Tuesday morning. For a fleeting moment our worries…
Make 2015 count
“I figure life’s a gift and I don’t intend on wasting it. You don’t know…
Ka-ching
We rarely see our Minto reporter get flustered, but this past week Pat was shaking his head a…