As of this Friday, Oct. 9, most ridings will offer advance polls for voters. Since we are away on…
Editorials
Debates vital to democracy
While some may be some may be experiencing election fatigue due to the historic length of the…
Improving the odds
“Hear the Beep Where You Sleep. Every Bedroom Needs a Working Smoke Alarm” is the theme…
Power of the press
Newspaper Week is celebrated in early October and we usually miss the chance to talk about the…
Break the scam cycle
Wellington County OPP regularly issues warnings about various scams making the rounds. It's…
Another amazing run
When it comes to putting on a Terry Fox Run, the organizers of the Drayton event have it pretty…
Don”t ever give up
It used to be a pretty big deal to have a photocopier and share jokes with friends. Now much of…
Stay safe this school year
With students returning to school, the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are…
The public interest
It remains a season of hope for voters interested in the public interest and big-picture thinking.…
Communication conundrum
There’s little question of the importance of communication. What has become questionable, or…
Buzzwords and baloney
It’s an unfortunate sign of the times when a municipality finds itself compelled to spend tax…
LHIN chooses sides
It seems clear the Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) has chosen sides in…
All”s not well in Erin
Weird things are again happening in Erin. For months it appeared serious questions about leadership…
We can”t all be special all the time
It’s been nearly two decades since we wrote about a school program called “special…
No substitute for real cops
The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) should tread carefully, perhaps even take a step…