Brock’s Banter: Standing for something… anything

February 16, 2023 · 0 Comments

By Brock Weir In these days of extremely polarized views, we’re all too often in my view bombarded with cases of people being lionized, or ...

You can’t ban everything

By Brian Lockhart The Liberal government has now backtracked and stopped its efforts to ban hundreds of hunting rifles and shotguns, effectively making them illegal ...

Brock’s Banter: Bold steps and asking the right questions

By Brock Weir Early in my career covering politics and politicians, I found myself at the end of a very long phone conversation. Actually, it ...

From The Second Row: Groundhog Day

By Brian Lockhart Happy Groundhog Day! Yes, it’s that day of the year where we all celebrate the revered tradition of relying on a rodent ...

Going on tour

By Dr. Ted Vandevis My parents, Gerrie and Marinus Vandevis, owned a grocery store in the Holland Marsh called the Marsh Food Store. It was ...

And it’s not even Groundhog Day

By Brock Weir Groundhog Day isn’t until next week, but, in the true spirit of the film, I feel I’ve already had my fill of ...

Living on the street

By Brian Lockhart There is a series of commercials currently on television, radio, and online from an organization that helps homeless youth. The TV version ...

Police Associations join forces to confront violence

By Brian Lockhart It has been a devastating few months for police in Ontario and across the country. Last October, South Simcoe police constables Devon ...