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Editorial: Acknowledge or deny?
Mistakes are a normal part of life. They happen to everyone. No one is immune. Making a mistake doesn’t define a person, but how they respond to that mistake – whether its acknowledged or denied […]
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In My Kitchen with Janeen Wagemans
Although Canadians get cranky every time someone assumes that we either live in igloos, rubbing noses and chewing the fat (that would be whale blubber) with the neighbours or that we are a quirky appendage […]
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Editorial: Is content the real issue?
The South Dundas website is getting an overhaul. Allocated this year, a budget of $50,000 will give municipal staff a top-of-the-line new website to inform residents and promote South Dundas to the world. Stop if […]
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Editorial: Volunteers, thank you!
It’s National Volunteer Week this week! Specifically, it runs from April 23 to April 29, putting us smack dab in the centre as this issue hits the stands. And, before you start thinking this is […]
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Gibberish: Etiquette for moderns
This was the message I was connected to last week when I phoned a residential number. Bear in mind, Twinkle Little Star was playing in the background throughout the entire voicemail. “Hellooo there! This is […]
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Editorial: Valuing parkland
A municipal property review led to some unanticipated developments at a special council meeting held last week. South Dundas council was mostly in agreement about selling off a number of parcels of land. As the […]
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Sports Wanderings: Pricing youth sports out of existence
There is no question the cost of youth sports continues to increase. Things just cost more. There are tangible costs that go up, like ice time, equipment, field paint and other supplies. Our local sports […]
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This week at Queen’s Park – An intense week – Jim McDonell, MPP
Opposition requests during intense week in the legislature. QUEEN’S PARK – The Legislature had an intense week in the run-up to the Easter break. As the April 27 date for the provincial Budget approaches, the […]
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Opinion
Gibberish: It had to be done
I tried to open one of the drawers in my dresser the other morning. It wouldn’t slide. No matter how I tugged at it, the drawer seemed firmly jammed shut. I finally lost my temper, […]