A Heartfelt ‘Thanks’ to the United Way of Bruce Grey
To the Editor:
As the new school year gets underway, Bluewater District School Board would like to express our thanks and deepest appreciation to the...
A Senior Moment – “SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN LOVE”
Most regular churchgoers have a favorite Bible story or verse. Obvious choices include the poignant drama surrounding the birth of Jesus in that Bethlehem...
A Senior Moment – “A Hand Out or a Hand Up?”
John was 14 years old, had lived all his young life in subsidized “Ontario Housing,” with the family’s basic needs provided since his birth...
Trump and … Bruce County
I met a resident on High Street in Southampton recently. He is a reader of the Saugeen Times. He asked me if I had...
Op-Ed by MP Larry Miller: No leaders have been perfect
Dear Editor,
Martin Luther King, Jr. once said: “We are not the makers of history, we are made by history.”Perhaps now, more than ever, these...
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...
