A Senior Moment – “Assumptive Living”
She was tall, well-groomed and expensively dressed. I first took notice of her knee-length, brown leather coat, matching high boots and short hair, fashionably...
Journalism rules that should never be overlooked
There are a few rules in journalism that should never be overlooked.
For instance, always report objectively and do not opine; do not join organizations...
A Senior Moment – ‘Travellin’ by Thumb’ – part two
Philadelphia proudly describes itself as the “City of brotherly love.” While this familiar slogan unintentionally leaves out half of its population, it is also...
Reader issues an election challenge
To the Editor:
Councilors have often spoken of their support for the Train yet a deal could not be made.
Beware the incumbent who still blames the...
A Senior Moment – “TRAVELLIN’ BY THUMB”
An interesting article in last month’s MacLean’s Magazine reawakened some long-forgotten memories of my reckless youth. Peter Shawn Taylor (“Thumbs Down”, August, 2018), evoked...
Kudos … and Nots! by ‘The Stix Man’
Busy but relaxing time on Labor Day Sunday
In Saugeen Shores
A Great Place to celebrate it.
KUDOS ?
It is over a week past, but I thought...
Kudos … and Nots! by ‘The Stix Man’
“A GEM”
A Gem in the middle of the town
Fairy (Little) Lake in Beautiful Southampton, Saugeen Shores
KUDOS
It was a rainy, misty, humid morning but we...
A Senior Moment – “A Hand Out or a Hand Up?”
John was 14 years old, had lived all his young life in subsidized “Ontario Housing,” with the family’s basic needs provided since his birth...
Trump and … Bruce County
I met a resident on High Street in Southampton recently. He is a reader of the Saugeen Times. He asked me if I had...
Serendipity – a strange thing
Serendipity is a strange thing and the word itself has been deemed one of the 10 most difficult English words to translate.
It can mean...
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...
Residents voice concerns and raise petition
To the Editor:
On August 20th, a second hearing will be held at Town Council to decide if the new Unifor parking lot will be...
A Senior Moment – “LOOK AT ME!”
“Grandpa, Look at me put my head under water.”
“Grandma, watch what I can do on my rope swing”
“Grandpa, come and see me hit the...
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...
