January 29, 2009 RSS feed / Columns

The Mulmur Notebook

There are three items that are of interest this month. The first is the over 5,000 acre land accumulation in Melancthon and Mulmur, the second is property taxes(again!) and the third is the wind- farm plan amendment OPA #12. More...

National Affairs

It's not exactly the second coming

Enough already. Understandably there is considerable excitement over the election and subsequent inauguration of Barrack Obama as U.S. president. And he may - or may not - prove to be a great president over the next four to eight years. More...

Basic Black

T.V. or not T.V.: That is the question

This is a bit personal, but, how much TV do you watch? I bet you'd be surprised if you toted it up. In the U.S., the average boob tube browser logs 20 hours a week. I can't think that Canucks can be very far behind. More...

From the Global Classroom

Countdown to 2020

Waste not, want not. We've often talked about old wives tales, but it is amazing to recollect the wisdom of our grandparents. There can be no question that in this day and age one we cannot afford to waste heat. More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

Our Next Friday Dinner will be held on January 30, 09 from 5-7 p.m. Dinner will be Roast Beef Dinner by Cathy Clarke and Joyce Catcher. Cost is $5 per person. More...

Orangeville Trustee (Upper Grand District School Board)

Monthly Column

At the January 20th Business Operations Committee meeting, held here in Orangeville at ODSS, trustees were presented with a report of the "Co-Chairs of the Immersion French Review Committee for Erin, Orangeville and Dufferin County". More...

With Your Permission

Santa's coming to town — again?

"But, father," said the Leader's son, "Why on earth are you wearing a Santa costume?" His father laughed a rare mighty laugh, a laugh that said he was finally going to fool all of the people — for the time being at least. More...

Queen's Park

Horwath may succeed where others failed

Women running to become leader of a political party in Ontario always have an uphill battle, but one of them has been given a surprise lift. More...

Angles 'n' Attitudes

Unity vs. uniformity

This column deals with many things other than religion - if, indeed, there are topics that do not touch on some ultimate and life-defining concerns. More...

Dipping Into the Past

Pine River power project featured by Toronto News

100 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 28, 1909 • In an article last Saturday entitled "The miller's dream that came true," the Toronto News described the efforts of James Huxtable and his son, T.R., to harness the Pine River as a source of More...