Serendipity – a strange thing
Serendipity is a strange thing and the word itself has been deemed one of the 10 most difficult English words to translate.
It can mean...
A SENIOR MOMENT – “FAREWELL TO WELFARE?”
On July 31, the Ontario Government announced it would be scrapping the Guaranteed Basic Income program (G.B.I) which had been implemented on a trial...
A Senior Moment – “LOOK AT ME!”
“Grandpa, Look at me put my head under water.”
“Grandma, watch what I can do on my rope swing”
“Grandpa, come and see me hit the...
Education Minister praises Indigenous students’ presentation on Residential Schools then axes new curriculum
On Sunday last (July 8th), my partner and I were attending a Truth and Reconciliation Dinner at a church in Southampton. We found ourselves...
Grandmother disappointed with governments retreat on sex-ed
Open letter to:
Douglas Ford, Premier of Ontario/Lisa Thompson, Ontario Minister of Education
As a mother and grandmother, I must express my great disappointment and utter...
Expert weighs in on reader’s question
To the Editor:
I think this is a Monarch Caterpillar, but could anyone tell me what the other things are on the same Milkweed plant?
Monarch...
Reader finds article thought-provoking
To the Editor:
A very thought provoking article that will make me re-examine some of my own pre-conceived biases.
June van B.
A Senior Moment: ‘Us and Them’
“---we have a national identity, we are proud of it, you come into this country you have to integrate, you have to learn our...
Kudos … & NOTs! by ‘The Stix Man’
Kudos
This is a story that I’ve wanted to tell for a while. It started after my stroke in February of 2017.
As I’ve said, the...
Invisible Wounds Conference
To the Editor:
I am writing requesting assistance in informing your readers who would like to learn more about developing skills to assist with dealing...
