Christmas comes rolling into town complete with its own vocabulary. Special words. Christmas words. Suddenly we heartily exhort one another to be merry and jolly. Bells jingle. Halls are decked, preferably with boughs. Tidings are […]
Few things encourage the nostalgic feelings of Christmas more than trains. Kids gleefully watching at eye level as the train goes in circles around the uneven track set about the Christmas tree. In my opinion, […]
MORRISBURG – “Given the chance I could learn how to dance/like wildflowers in the wind./Given the chance I will shine.” Those words taken from Claude Plamondon’s beautiful song, The Flower, certainly formed an underlying theme […]
MORRISBURG – It’s the most wonderful time of the year and one of the most wonderful days of the holiday season here in Morrisburg is always the day the annual Morrisburg Santa Claus parade takes […]
MORRISBURG – “Music is magic,” said Isabelle Delage as she introduced the Sinfonia de l’Ouest to a packed house at St. James Anglican Church, Morrisburg, on Sunday, December 1. She was right. For two hours, […]
MORRISBURG – Ethan Claymore is well on his way to becoming a near recluse. Widowed, a farmer having a tough go making it on his egg sales, and mostly withdrawn from his community, he isn’t […]
It’s almost November 1st and you know what that means? Valentine’s Day candy will soon hit the store shelves. Wait a minute. It’s not even Christmas yet. Stop in at a Walmart and it’s been […]
IROQUOIS – Stalled for almost a year, the Esso/Tim Hortons development planned for Iroquois is beginning to move forward. “We hope to break ground on this in early August,” said Gabi Hossain, the Mississauga-based developer […]
Out of all the holidays on the calendar, from Christmas to Easter, Canada Day to Thanksgiving, is there a holiday celebrated in Ontario that is better than Family Day? I don’t think there is. Look […]
Christmas has become the traditional time of year for reconnecting with family members, several perhaps seldom seen. In media, from paintings to movies, renewing ties with kith and kin has been bathed in a kind […]
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