By Emily Stonehouse As we watch the smoke drift into our backyards with wildfires ravaging the country, they passed Bill 5. A contentious topic, which will make immediate changes to the Endangered Species Act, the…
Downtown draw
By Emily Stonehouse It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for. The May long weekend. We’re here. We made it. We’ve battled a particularly long winter, a highly damaging ice storm, and narrowly avoided a…
The ‘A’ word
By Emily Stonehouse It’s a dreaded term for many. Councillors and township staff shudder at the thought. The almighty ‘A’ word. The one that shall not be named. But for the sake of this editorial,…
Cut Connections
By Emily Stonehouse There are few feelings greater than the euphoria of your hydro being restored. It’s been a rough few days. For quite literally everyone in the county. Nearly everyone in the province. It…
Blankets
By Emily Stonehouse Many small pieces, all coming together to make something bigger. I was inspired by Minden’s Mary Trepanier this week. She and her group of dedicated volunteers have diligently worked for the past…
Red, white, and grey
By Emily Stonehouse If Donald Trump is involved in something, in any capacity, you can be sure that it is not remotely reasonable and will be completely convoluted; rife with grey areas and questions and…
Loose change
By Emily Stonehouse It is estimated that the final price tag on this snap provincial election is $189 million. That amount is coming exclusively from taxpayers' pockets. We paid for this. We paid $189 million…
Showing up
By Emily Stonehouse One of my favourite things to do at those elementary school holiday concerts is to watch little faces scan the crowd. You can see them looking, looking, until they land on a…
A season
By Emily Stonehouse It’s not news. The need for younger individuals to sit in places of power. And in our community, those places of power look like municipal councils. They look like boards and service…