July 9, 2009 RSS feed / Columns

National Affairs

Davis not exactly as portrayed by TVO

Napoleon Bonaparte, who made a little history during his life, once described history as "the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon. More...

Queen's Park

PC leadership choice lacks needed bounce

Ontario's Progressive Conservatives are not all dancing in the streets after choosing a new leader, and there are good reasons their celebrations are muted. More...

David Miller - serving deer meat

"It's better for you-" David Miller has been in the business of selling pharmaceuticals for 20 years. He likes selling and he does well at it. More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

Our Barrier Free Access Campaign is ongoing and we are still accepting donations. The Barrier Free Access Committee wishes to thank Tom Scarsbrook, James Lennox, Max Felice and Stanley Cooper for their donation. More...

Angles 'n' Attitudes

Thankful for colour

Thanksgiving Day (Le Jour des Actions de Grace) is still twelve weeks away. Looking back from it, there will be many July to September memories to include among our "actions de grace" Among them will be those of summertime's coat of many colours. More...

From the Global Classroom

Start of the Christmas Season

We have rounded the corner. The end of the school year for many of us means the beginning of summer. Mother Nature knows better. The spring surge of growth in May and June is completed. More...

Dipping Into the Past

Contracts awarded for new Grand River bridge at Keldon

100 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 8, 1909 • The contract for the new bridge over the Grand River at Keldon, replacing the wooden structure that was burned last fall, has been let at engineer Trainor's office in Dundalk. More...

The Mulmur Notebook

This week we wish to give you brief new information on two important issues that we have previously discussed. These are the Green Energy Act (Bill150), and the possible Highland Companies Quarry. Here is the news. . Green Energy Act. More...