Federal, provincial, and municipal government officials, public health officials, community groups, agencies, and businesses, have worked hard at communicating with media and the public during the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Communication is important. Keeping […]
In Ontario, as of May 11th, 1,235 residents of long-term care homes have died from COVID-19 related illness. That is 74 per cent of the total 1,669 deaths from this virus in the province. Quebec […]
It is probably one of the best known photographs ever taken. A skinny young sailor sweeps a girl in a white uniform into his arms in Times Square and exuberantly kisses her. Alfred Eisenstaedt’s famous […]
No one would have predicted that 2020 would have this much turmoil. An economy closed for more than a month; schools shuttered; living sheltered in place. Every day there is an announcement of some large-scale […]
Many rural areas of Canada, including South Dundas, have long suffered with slow speeds since the advent of high-speed internet. Urban residents enjoy ever-increasing speed in the digital age, while rural residents have to deal […]
In the past 18 years, Canadians faced two pandemic-events, SARS and H1N1. Combined, the two events saw just over 60,000 people infected, and 550 people die. H1N1 was, by far, the larger of the two […]
This past week has been about numbers. How many people could ultimately be infected by COVID-19, and how many will die. The numbers as they are look grim, but not as grim as they could […]
About the only ‘semi-positive’ thing I can discover about the ‘new normal’ these days, is that social distancing has forced most of us to become a great deal more creative. Originally, driven mostly by herd […]
When I was growing up, my father worked for the railway which meant moving around a fair amount. Until I was nine, we moved frequently – which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The longest we […]
Last week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s emotions were running high during a press conference when he was asked about a Toronto grocery chain charging $29.99 for a package of disinfectant wipes that is normally $5. […]
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