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Well, here we are. A full three weeks into 2009, and I haven't yet broken a new year's resolution! I confess I made that easy for myself this year by not making any. More ... We wish to thank June Hughes in memory of Marjorie Kennedy and Eva Gillingham for her donation to the Barrier Free Access Campaign. Branch 233 appreciates your support to this ongoing Campaign. More ... Ever since you've been old enough to walk, your parents have taught you that a policeman is your friend. If you're lost, look for a policeman or woman to help you find your way home. When you're in trouble, you can dial 9-1-1 and the police will help you. Even at school, I'll bet someone in law enforcement talked to you about staying away from drugs. More ... How does Dufferin celebrate its heritage? Traditionally, by involving the entire community and by celebrating all year long! The staff of the Dufferin County Museum and Archives are looking forward to 2009. Why? More ... Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is in the midst of a coast-to-coast pre-budget jaunt which he describes as a "listening" tour. Perhaps he should start by listening to himself. That way, he could be as confused as the rest of us are about just, exactly, where he stands on tax cuts for middle income Canadians. More ... Ontarians may lament they have no orators as spellbinding as Barack Obama, but they once had and aren't making them any more. More ... Cheers, everyone! I am just embarking on my second year without the lubricating accompaniment of alcohol - and frankly it hasn't been all that tough. Oh, booze and I were a hot item for years, but there comes a time in a lot of relationships when one of you looks across the pillow or the dance floor — or the rim of a wineglass — and realizes: 'You know what? More ... Or should that be demisemiseptcentennial? There is a difference of opinion as to what a 175th anniversary should be called. Whatever! It is that many years since the colonial settlement of York, Upper Canada, was incorporated as the City of Toronto in 1834. Like it or not, the present metropolis is our political, commercial, cultural and social magnet. More ... We are a unique nation, continent wide with a vast northern expanse. I was asked as a southerner how we should develop northern Canada. I live in Loretto, a small community in southern Ontario. My career has taken me to northern Ontario and to many countries in the world. What do I see as being unique here? Food for thought. More ... 125 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 24, 1884 • Many of the railway lines have been blocked with snow the last few days. Although no complete blockade has taken place on the Toronto-Grey & Bruce, the trains have been running somewhat irregularly. More ... |
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