As the nation enters its second pandemic summer, a time for reflection, reconciliation, hope
Amid calls for Canada Day celebrations to be canceled this year in the wake of the discoveries of mass, unmarked graves at former Native...
THE VOICE POLL | Cancel Canada Day 2021?
Municipalities large and small across the country are opting to cancel their Canada Day celebrations this year in reaction to the recent revelations of...
PEOPLE & POLITICS | Election spending and the Notwithstanding Clause
Premier Ford has drawn a great deal of criticism and some support for invoking the seldom-used notwithstanding clause in the Canadian Charter of Rights...
Letters & Op-Ed, June 23 2021
Levay should be commended, not condemned
I am writing this letter in support of car wash owner and Pelham citizen Gail Levay.
Gail is a...
PUBLISHER’S CORNER | June 16 2021
A sad loss: The passing of former Pelham Town Councillor Gary Accursi last week at the comparatively young age of 72 came as a...
Letters & Op-Ed, June 16 2021
Hurray for the jabbed
I just want to shout out to all the Fonthill and surrounding area residents. I am so proud to be among...
Letters & Op-Ed, June 9 2021
Expect noise if you live near Hurricane
Very disappointed to read this kind of article and how Gail is portrayed . She does not...
PUBLISHER’S CORNER | Tempest in a crock-pot—the poisonous tribalism of “I was here first”
As regular readers know, I generally prefer to keep things light in this space, and the mood will indeed brighten in a moment. First,...
Letters & Op-Ed, June 2 2021
More Gang of Four, please
Much appreciation given to Councillors Hildebrandt, Kore, Wink, Haun and Stewart who, at the last council meeting (as reported extensively...
PUBLISHER’S CORNER | Reporting without fear or favour
What real journalism—unlike social media—does at its best
First the fun stuff: Before we get to what’s behind that headline, let’s take a walk on...