New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “OUTSIDE THE BOX”
Writers try to avoid using clichés. These figures of speech generally become trite and stale with overuse. The phrase “thinking outside the box” easily...
Marine Heritage Festival: Early history – part 1
Like most events, this summer's Marine Heritage Festival in Southampton has been cancelled due to COVID-19.
This year, 2020, would have been the 10th anniversary...
Be part of the solution, support the DGR in South Bruce says reader
Dear Editor,
Here in South Bruce, there may be nothing we feel more strongly about than farming. Whether you're a farmer, grew up on a farm,...
An open letter to the Province
Dear Premier Ford, Minister Elliott and Minister Fullerton:
It is becoming more and more distressing to residents of Long Term Care (LTC)Homes to be kept...
The Big Spend coming soon
Dear Editor:
As Lead Pastor at SouthPort Church in Saugeen Shores, I am writing to let everyone know about a community initiative focused on supporting...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “GOOD TO SEE YOU—??”
Our esteemed premier is considering inaugurating Stage Three as the Province continues its systematic recovery from COVID-19. Most citizens will welcome greater social freedoms...
Cow Manure, Nuclear Waste and the DGR
Dear Editor,
I spent my formative years growing up and working on a Bruce County dairy farm, on the bank of the beautiful Teeswater River. After...
A magnifying glass has been turned on social fabric cracks says Labour Council
To the Editor:
The path to a prosperous and inclusive post COVID-19 world will not be found or navigated without the full engagement of the...
Portable beach washrooms a key for health during COVID-19 says reader
Council recently had a Special Meeting on Monday June 28th to discuss beach access.
Experts say that a beach is not the best place to...
Canada has shirked its duty and passed the buck to future generations when it...
Letter to the Editor:
DGR shutdown is our loss
It is a very sad day for our community, our province and our country. Once again, fear...
Reader concerned with Port Elgin break-wall design
To Saugeen Shores & Editor:
We’ve been watching the reconstruction of the breakwall over the past nine months. As it is nearing completion and concrete...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “SYSTEMIC RACISM?”
I have delayed commenting publicly on the ongoing, loud and impassioned debate about race relations here and in the USA. My silence did not...
Despite scientific recommendations DGR project has been quashed
Despite more than 15 years of scientific studies and months of public hearings, the proposed deep geologic repository (DGR), which apparently uninformed people refer...
Indigenous Peoples Day – A History by the United Church of Canada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE8SE8fF2Ds&feature=youtu.be
