Who stands on guard?
William Bothwell
Since the first aboriginal people crossed the Bering Strait from Asia and their descendants made their way across the continent, to the time of the most recent arrivals, immigration has been basic to the growth and character of Canada. More...
Scrapped gun bill targeted the wrong people
Claire Hoy
It has been conveniently forgotten by the anti-gun zealots and feminist radicals in our midst that the madman killer Marc Lepine used a legallyobtained semi-automatic rifle to murder 14 women at the Ecole Polytechnique on Dec. 9, 1989. More...
Masters of the botanical world
Doug Skeates
The National Geographic usually contains at least one very interesting story on vegetation in some of the world's exotic locations. The frontispiece of this year's October issue showed a picture of an enormous California tree, a giant redwood. More...
By CONSTANCE SCRAFIELD-DANBY Columnist
"The country comes to the city!" is the annual boast of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, held at the Direct Energy Centre at the CNE in Toronto. The "Royal" is now in its 89th year, an institution, a tradition. More...
News And Views from the Grand Valley Public Library
by Julie Van Alstine
The Library has started its annual silent auction. This is a great opportunity for patrons to get those special Christmas gifts and is an important fundraiser for the library. More...
Eating Right
By Anthony Fenech
When we hear the word diet we tend to cringe and envision ourselves snacking on a mound of rice cakes and grass. This certainly isn't the case! Diet simply implies what goes in and what goes.....well you the rest of that adage. More...
