Latest Elmira core review only useful if changes are implemented
Already undertaking yet another review of the Elmira core, the township last week adding a streetscaping component to…
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Steve Kannon
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Taking a pause from the spending-fuelled race to Christmas
Tomorrow’s Black Friday mayhem kicks the Christmas buying season into high gear. Long an American Thanksgiving tradition, the…
Divided we fall in world defined by “us” and “them”
Our society certainly has an “us” and a “them.” Ever has it been so, but perhaps never as…
What would those who fought against fascism think of today’s assault on democracy?
On Remembrance Day, we think about the sacrifices made by those who fought in the world wars that…
With fuel taxes on the way out, officials will find a new cash grab
PM Justin Trudeau’s commitment of a new cap on greenhouse gas emissions from the country’s oil and gas…
A Better Tent City relocates to new site in Kitchener
Housed temporarily at a City of Kitchener site used as a snow dump, residents of A Better Tent…
Real accountability is a large part of earning the public’s trust
Woolwich Coun. Scott McMillan has taken the wrong tack in defending council’s decision to avoid acting on recommendations…
Perhaps some change for the better will emerge from pandemic
As bad as the pandemic’s been – and leaving aside for future discussions the actions/inactions/overreactions of politicians and…
We’ll deal with the consequences of climate change, believe it or not
Catastrophic scenarios of ecological and social collapse are part of the climate change narrative. However it plays out…
Newspapers a key part of the increasing battle against misinformation
Long seen by many – especially by those in the industry, not surprisingly – as a cornerstone of…