Commentary

Paving over our potential

March 29, 2023

By Nate Smelle Every season brings with it a newfound awareness of the changes underway within our environment. Of course there is some degree of ...

Are you listening Mr. Bresee?

By Chris Drost Everywhere you go in North Hastings these days the talk invariably turns to the lack of affordable rental accommodation. The homelessness situation ...

Speaking freely

By Nate Smelle A few weeks ago, Canada’s “Queen of rhythm and blues” singer-songwriter, producer, actress and artist/activist Jully Black used the power of a ...

No room for profit in health care

By Nate Smelle Last Thursday I had the opportunity to stand in solidarity with the 68,000+ members of the Ontario Nurses Association and their allies ...

Health care we deserve

By Nate Smelle At one time or another in our lives, we all find ourselves in need of health care. Whether waiting in a doctor’s ...

The joys of learning while earning a living

By Nate Smelle From time to time it is good to remind ourselves of what it is that we enjoy most about the work we ...

The Trump Tapes (Part-2): Beware the demon pomposity

By Nate Smelle Sitting there in the Isabel Bader Theatre during taping of the TVO Today Live event with investigative journalist Bob Woodward and Steve ...

The Trump Tapes

By Nate Smelle Last Wednesday morning as I was headed for Coe Hill, I received an invite to attend the taping of a special episode ...

Common sense evolution

By Nate Smelle As with every cliché, there is a good reason why it is so frequently employed. That being its accuracy in describing a ...

Bill 23’s passage disastrous for Ontario’s Greenbelt and other environmentally sensitive area

By Mike RileyLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter Well, here we go again. The Ford government has once again pushed through legislation that forces itself on the ...

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