Serendipity – a strange thing

Serendipity is a strange thing and the word itself has been deemed one of the 10 most difficult English words to translate. It can mean...

A SENIOR MOMENT – “FAREWELL TO WELFARE?” – August 5, 2018

On July 31, the Ontario Government announced it would be scrapping the Guaranteed Basic Income program (G.B.I) which had been implemented on a trial...

Reader says “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”

To the Editor: Follow-up to letter on Sex-Ed “I was wrong and you were right”. Ask any married couple and they will undoubtedly tell you that...

Kudos … and Nots! by ‘The Stix Man’

“ALL ABOARD” Say “HELLO” in Port Elgin, Saugeen Shores Great place to live & smile   KUDOS   Don’t worry Southampton, I know how great it is to live there...

Sauble officials lack expertise in beach management says reader

The Strategic “Plan” for the Town of South Bruce Peninsula states that “The protection and management of the Town`s unique natural heritage and environment...

Education Minister praises Indigenous students’ presentation on Residential Schools then axes new curriculum

On Sunday last (July 8th), my partner and I were attending a Truth and Reconciliation Dinner at a church in Southampton. We found ourselves...

Grandmother disappointed with governments retreat on sex-ed

Open letter to: Douglas Ford, Premier of Ontario/Lisa Thompson, Ontario Minister of Education As a mother and grandmother, I must express my great disappointment and utter...

Expert weighs in on reader’s question

To the Editor:   I think this is a Monarch Caterpillar, but could anyone tell me what the other things are on the same Milkweed plant? Monarch...

Reader finds article thought-provoking

To the Editor: A very thought provoking article that will make me re-examine some of my own pre-conceived biases. June van B.

Confrontation on the picket line

Management at the Family Health Organization is publicly blaming its striking employees for the collapse of a woman at the Medical Centre in Owen Sound. They...