The complex meaning behind the Crest
The United Church Crest was recently used in the article we published, 'United Church holds Inaugural Meeting for Change' . We thought it would...
A Senior Moment: “Surfin’ the Obits”
Have you heard the tale about a cranky old man who began each day by scanning the obituaries in his morning newspaper before he...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “Stringing Words Together”
Earlier this week, I was given the honour of critiquing a fellow writer’s work. In itself, this was not a new experience; over the...
Be tolerant of those who express their ideas says reader
To the Editor:
The silent majority is a strange concept, as if there is a large group of us tied up and gagged. Of course,...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “Goin’ to the Dogs”
Now that sufficient homage has been paid to Valentine’s Day, it is time to celebrate another steadfast bond, that deep relationship between man and...
Flag Day – Carrying on the tradition
Doug Johnson was not only a lifetime member of the Propeller Club in Southampton, he was also known as a flag expert with a...
Carbon monoxide alarm vital for safety
Letter to the Editor:
We had a scare yesterday with a cracked heat exchanger on our Carrier Furnace that is 15 years old.
We were actually out...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “The Day the Music Died”
My grade 13 French composition class had just finished and I was at my locker putting on a heavy woolen jacket. It was time...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “Educated: A Memoir”
Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun arrived in Canada on January 13, the same day I finished reading the best seller, Educated. There is a remarkable symmetry...
Women’s Marches planned for January 19, 2019
To the Editor:
WOMEN’S MARCH, JANUARY 19, 2019
“Two years ago, on the first full day of Donald Trump’s presidency, women, men and gender non-conforming people,...
