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Sports Wanderings – End of season
The winter hockey season is over. I say winter hockey because unlike when I was a kid, now we have spring hockey and summer hockey. That is before hockey season starts again. Wait, what? The […]
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Editorial: Fair deal for South Dundas?
Although it is exciting to see that South Dundas will see some much needed work to County Road 1 south and County Road 4 (Lakeshore Drive), the reasoning behind the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas […]
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Jim McDonell – This week at Queen’s Park
The Ontario government held its first cap-and-trade carbon permit auction last week, raising over $470 million from Ontario businesses. Consumers will shoulder these costs by paying more for their products and services, while our businesses […]
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Editorial: Well done Canada
“You might be able to get to the top of Vimy Ridge, but I’ll tell you this: you’ll be able to take all the Canadians back in a row boat that get to here.” The […]
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Editorial: It’s over, but it’s not over
Since the Upper Canada District School Board school community was turned upside down in late September, the March 23 final decision day for school closures has been ingrained in the minds of many. Well, that […]
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Jim McDonell, MPP: This Week in Queen’s Park
I was very disappointed to see the decision to close R-O secondary, North Stormont Public and SJ McLeod schools. Like the hundreds of other closures across the province, their demise was not a result of […]
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Gibberish: The return of Puddin’
There’s apparently a rumour flying around the community. Something to the effect that I am definitely not a “cat person.” Nothing could be farther from the truth. Why I absolutely adore the shedding, biting, hissing, […]
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Editorial: No moratorium, no surprise
It is no surprise that last week’s motion calling for a moratorium on school closures by the Progressive Conservatives at Queen’s Park failed. The motion was a good idea, and continues to draw attention to […]
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Sports Wanderings – Cheering for the underdog
As a sports fan, and long suffering Buffalo Sabres and Bills fan, I have been known for cheering for the underdog (except the Leafs). There is something about cheering for the underdog that makes you […]
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Jim McDonell, MPP: This Week in Queen’s Park
Sometimes it’s just hard to figure this government out. For months, they have responded to our questions on the more than 600 school closures with assurances of how they support local rural schools, pointing the […]