Columns

By Walter Wagner
President

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru
 

In recent weeks there has been a great deal of attention paid to Dalton McGuinty’s decision to shut down the Ontario Legislature and lock MPPs out until his party chooses a new leader early next yea

Last week’s column dealt with the practice of government’s tabling massive ‘catch-all’ type bills to ram through legislation that they do not want debated or researched by the opposition or th

By Al Lowe
Contributor

Two weeks ago I noticed that the Carlson’s had put their Christmas lights up on their home. Wasn’t that rushing the season a bit? But then I looked at the flyers in Thursday’s paper immediately after Halloween, and all were promoting Christmas.
We hadn’t even gotten to Remembrance Day. That used to be the day when the community went to the Cenotaph and in the afternoon, the merchants and their staffs converted their stores to Christmas. Today, that change over occurs earlier on the calendar.
The Carlsons were not early and they did their lighting in shirtsleeves.

By Walter Wagner
President

Preparing for Remembrance Day. The programs are being printed and finalized as we write this column.

By Michael Dawber
Librarian/CEO

Did you know free talking books are available at the Rainy River Public Library?

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

On November 11th, people across Canada and in many parts of the world, are asked to take a moment out of their day to honour the brave individuals who protect our democracy by serving in the armed forces.
While many of us will never know firsthand the sacrifice those brave men and women have made, each and every one of us has enjoyed the freedoms that have resulted from their bravery and commitment to democracy.