Tag: government
Letters to the Editor: November 27, 2024
Cars don’t get stuck in traffic. They are the traffic.
Postal strike impacting United Way of Bruce Grey donations
The United Way of Bruce Grey is hoping for a resolution to the Canada Post strike as they experience a drop in donations at a time of the year when they rely on them. Executive Director Francesca Dobbyn said Monday that the organization was feeling the effects of the strike 10 days after workers walked […]
Farmer spent decades nurturing rare Carolinian forest, then gave it away
Some people count sheep to help them fall asleep. Paul DeCloet counts trees.
Woodstock’s 2024 housing starts performance a mystery
After exceeding its annual province-set housing target for 2023, Woodstock is either on the cusp of reaching its 2024 goal, or well-short of the objective, depending on whoâs keeping track.
Dwindling salmon need a fighting chance, says new minister
In Canada, conservationists are calling on the provincial government of New Brunswick to do more to protect the cold waters favored by wild Atlantic salmon, as 2024 is shaping up […]
Baranyai: Canada plays role in giving Afghan women hope
For girls and women in Afghanistan, suffocating under ever-more repressive restrictions, hope is in very short supply.
Tallman: Trump, Harris, U.S. politics and the Antrichrist
Is Trump the Antichrist or simply a misguided human being?
Letters to the Editor: November 23, 2024
I have another suggestion for something that should not be said to patients.
Pearson: Politicking puts people off politics
There’s a new category of homelessness in the country â the politically homeless â and the implications are significant.
Woodstock politicians vote to spend $2M windfall on homeless centre
Woodstock city council has voted to spend $2M in provincial cash (for surpassing its 2023 housing target) tackling homelessness.