May 20, 2010 RSS feed / Editorial

Municipal Election Time

I place tongue firmly in cheek while saying: how thoughtful of Melancthon’s Deputy Mayor Bill Hill to keep residents informed of going’s on via an occasional newsletter sent through the mail. More...

Tighter rules clearly needed for offshore drilling

IF THERE EVER WAS any doubt as to the need for tough regulation of Big Oil’s offshore drilling operations, it surely disappeared in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil “blowout.” More...

A simple exemption would work

IF DUFFERIN’S new tree bylaw is to be adopted, we would strongly urge county council to consider amending its definitions so trees planted by the present owner of a property adjoining a woodlot do not wind up becoming a part of that woodland. More...

Random Reflections

The camping season’s upon us

It was about 30 years ago that we spotted the Claridge family’s first RV, a mid-1960s Ford Econoline conversion that looked to be in reasonably good shape and had lots of windows for both ventilation and a means of the whole family seeing the p More...

CanWEA not a party

As many are aware, in October 2009, with the support of a great many people, a major legal challenge was launched under my name to the Green Energy Act – specifically to the parts that deal with siting and setbacks of Industrial Wind Turbines More...