• Election heating up
    July 29, 2010
    It may be the dog days of summer but fall and the 2010 municipal election is just around the corner – and it seems interest is heating up. Last...
  • A tax by any other name...
    July 22, 2010
    The Bard once wrote the immortal words, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” spoken by one of his best-loved characters, the beautiful but...
  • Live better electronics-free
    July 16, 2010
    Former Canadian Olympian Silken Laumann has been campaigning to pry youngsters away from their screens. It seems our children are spending an...
  • Editorial
    July 8, 2010
    While the G8 and G20 conferences may have accomplished great things, the image that will remain with most of us is a burning police cruiser. As...
  • World Cup soccer opens our eyes to Africa
    June 24, 2010
    World Cup soccer coverage is opening our eyes to a country and continent that have remained unknown to most of us. Our knowledge of South Africa...
  • ‘Appalling’ statistics
    June 17, 2010
    Each year an average of 15 people die as a result of motor vehicle collisions in Wellington County. One of those people, on average, dies on a roadway...
  • Attack of the killer blob from the deep
    June 10, 2010
    It reads like a bad science fiction novel – a disgusting blob from the ocean's floor that ruins everything in its path, creeping onto what used to be...
  • No margin for error in protecting our water
    May 20, 2010
    This Victoria Day weekend is a milestone of sorts – the 10th anniversary of the Walkerton water tragedy. Half the residents of that small...
  • No margin for error in protecting our water
    May 13, 2010
    This Victoria Day weekend is a milestone of sorts – the 10th anniversary of the Walkerton water tragedy. Half the residents of that small in...
  • Fear of taking a calculated risk
    April 29, 2010
    A recent furor erupted over grounded flights across much of western Europe due to volcanic ash. News of stranded tourists and business people hit the...