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Ontario increasing access to free menstrual products in schools

The Ontario government is breaking the stigma around period poverty by making sure schools across Ontario can offer free menstrual products to their students. On ...

Town reminding residents to be mindful of noise by-laws

Brian Lockhart The Town of New Tecumseth is reminding residents to be aware of noise by-laws which regulate and prohibit noise that could become a ...

NDBL Junior Division ready for championship final series

By Brian Lockhart The Junior Division will finish the North Dufferin Baseball League season with a championship series that will get underway on Tuesday, Aug. ...

Coronation Medal to mark Coronation of King Charles

By Brian Lockhart In honour of His Majesty King Charles III’s coronation, the office of the Governor General is issuing a Coronation Medal. It is ...

Rumours of war

By Brian Lockhart “Napalm son – nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. It smells ...

‘I don’t know much about art, but I know what I hate*…’

By Brock Weir If it weren’t for the bronze shoes close to the ground catching the odd beam of sunshine, there would have been little ...

Gaza deaths: Who cares?

By Gwynne Dyer The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip since last October’s Hamas attacks on Israeli settlements will reach 40,000 people in the ...

Water, water, everywhere

By Louise Montague ‘Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.’ A line from the poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” depicts the irony of ...

Reimbursement available for health care devices in Ontario

By Brian Lockhart If you are an Ontario resident and need a health care device or equipment, you may be eligible to receive financial assistance. ...

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Don’t worry – it’s paid for

By Brian Lockhart Throughout history, Western societies have always understood that sometimes people experience hardships beyond their control. A person could become sick and unable ...

Town proposed massive growth

After reading last week’s proposed growth plan from our elected officials, I was left shaking my head at the proposal’s lunacy. I understand “some” growth ...

Speaking English badly

By Gwynne Dyer It is a matter of chronic surprise that politicians, otherwise well-trained in saying just the right thing for the audience they are ...

Rumours

By Brian Lockhart There was a time when the year 2000 was considered a futuristic date. For some reason, that number represented a time when ...

Monthly Message: Plant a tree, shelter a life with annual campaign through My Sister’s Place

Every year at My Sister’s Place, we run our annual Trees for Shelter campaign. For this fundraising campaign, we sell potted trees. The program began ...

A story still being written

By Brock Weir I don’t know what it says about me that one of the most exciting days of my life took place when I ...

Demystifying public health food safety inspections

By Dr. Michelle Quaye, Public Health Physician Health inspections take place in many different settings, but they all have the same goal: making sure that ...