Commentary

Housing: The Big Story

January 7, 2019

Jan. 4, 2019 By Christ Drost The housing industry has recovered a lot since 2017. In fact, we have some of the best Calgary mortgage ...

Water and the power of the people

Jan. 4, 2019 By Nate Smelle THE tone for 2018 was established early last January, when the Gnomes for Social Justice and Equality strolled into ...

A swan song worth singing

Dec. 18, 2018 By Nate Smelle Although coping with loss can be one of the greatest challenges in life, it can also provide us with ...

Plastic, foam and waste management woes

Nov. 27, 2018 By Nate Smelle Last Wednesday, I had the opportunity to sit in on a thought-provoking discussion between members of Hastings Highlands council ...

Here to stay

Nov. 20, 2018 By Nate Smelle As municipalities throughout North Hastings and across the province prepare to swear in their new council members on Monday, ...

Coming together in times of crisis

Nov. 13, 2018 By Nate Smelle When it comes to fighting the war on poverty in the Bancroft area, the North Hastings Community Trust has ...

Loving Peace

Nov. 6, 2018 By Nate Smelle Each year on Nov. 11 people across the country gather around cenotaphs and in public spaces to honour those ...

Learning from the living dead

Oct. 30, 2018 By Nate Smelle AS far back as I can remember in my own personal history, I have always been fascinated with all ...

Talking trees

Oct. 16, 2018 By Nate Smelle After reflecting further on the economy of trees over the past week with a fellow treehugging friend of mine, ...

The economy of trees

Oct. 9, 2018 By Nate Smelle OFTEN when people think about the economic value of trees, they measure it in terms of the quantity and ...

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