Procedural By-law against Charter of Rights says reader
Council has successfully preserved its destruction of Democracy in Saugeen Shores.
Procedural rule 14.11 provides:
“A delegation, once heard, shall not be entitled to be...
A SENIOR MOMENT – “FAREWELL TO WELFARE?”
On July 31, the Ontario Government announced it would be scrapping the Guaranteed Basic Income program (G.B.I) which had been implemented on a trial...
Education Minister praises Indigenous students’ presentation on Residential Schools then axes new curriculum
On Sunday last (July 8th), my partner and I were attending a Truth and Reconciliation Dinner at a church in Southampton. We found ourselves...
A Senior Moment: ‘Us and Them’
“---we have a national identity, we are proud of it, you come into this country you have to integrate, you have to learn our...
Principal Dan Russell leaves a legacy
With only four years until retirement, Russell is moving on to Alexandra Community School in Owen Sound, which is near his home.
It will however,...
A Senior Moment: ‘The Other’
Along with several grade two classmates, I would eagerly escape our public elementary school promptly at 3:30.
Once off the property on one particular afternoon,...
A Senior Moment: ‘Who Am I?’
Earlier this month I found myself back in high school. It was just after Mental Health Week in Ontario and I had been invited...
A Senior Moment: ‘The Other Kennedy’
June 5th will mark the 50th anniversary of the violent death of Bobby Kennedy, a presidential candidate felled by Sirhan Sirhan’s bullet at the...
A Senior Moment: ‘A Perfect Gift’
It’s not that I never appreciated having breakfast in bed on Father’s Day. Other years, I happily accepted those carefully chosen ties or socks....
Innovation Institute – the Big Picture
Given the contentious issue of the Nuclear Innovation Institute proposed by Bruce Power, we felt it remiss not to write an opinion piece surrounding...
Reader wants County Council to rescind demolition decision
To the Editor:
I have sent the following letter to the appointed members of the Bruce county council and the mayor of Saugeen Shores urging...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “FARMER FOR A DAY”
Actually, it was for only two hours, but it felt like a whole day’s worth of work. Perhaps I should explain.
Two days ago, a...
Beachfront rally planned for Port Elgin Main Beach
To the Editor:
Please join us on the Port Elgin Beach at 4:00 PM on Saturday, October 5, 2019 where we hope to have a huge crowd of support for a sensible, sustainable...
Ignoring Waterfront Master Plan an insult to those who created it says reader
To the Editor:
Sun, Sand, Shoreline and Sunset
As a part time resident of Port Elgin for many decades I have always been excited each summer...
