Columns

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP), a program that has quietly become one of the most important partnerships... ...read more

As I write this column, unfortunately, 4,000 community and social services workers continue political action and have been on strike since May 25, 2026. The... ...read more

By Jeff Rooney As we sit firmly in summer, I thought it might be fun to explore “The Sounds of Summer.” I hope you enjoy... ...read more

By Debbie Thomas DUNNVILLE—Dunnville Horticultural Society (DHS) has had a busy few months! Volunteers prepped 20 of Dunnville’s flowerbeds and numerous planters by weeding and... ...read more

By the time this column is published – barring any new developments – approximately 4,000 community and social services workers will have been on strike... ...read more

By the time this column is published, we will have celebrated our wonderful country’s 159th birthday at various parties and parades across Haldimand-Norfolk. I was... ...read more

Last week I began this column noting that history is a record of what happened. It is more than a collection of dates and events,... ...read more

March 23 to June 2 served as the bookends to a brief but busy legislative session at Queen’s Park. As your independent voice at the... ...read more

Recent reporting on my comments regarding Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act, has generated discussion about my views on the proposed legislation. Let me be... ...read more

By Deb Zynomirski debzyn@gmail.com By now, many of you will have noticed that the public gardens around Dunnville have been planted. I sent a letter... ...read more