
Re: Leslyn Lewis sponsors petition for Canada to leave UN, Thoughts on the Nanticoke MZO
February 1, 2024
Re: Leslyn Lewis sponsors petition for Canada to leave UN, January 18, 2024 It was not surprising – disappointing, but not surprising – to read ...read more

Keeping it real at ROMA
February 1, 2024
Last week, I had the pleasure of joining my municipal partners in Toronto at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association Conference (ROMA). The ROMA conference is ...read more

Opinion: My carbon tax petition inspired by butter and Saskatchewan
January 25, 2024
As I was grocery shopping the other day, I noticed a sign, Everyday Essentials, above a refrigerator case of butter, which was selling for $8.99 ...read more

Scammers
January 25, 2024
How often do we get the phone call – clean your ducts, charge on your Visa, click on this email for confidential windfall…. Got me... ...read more

So begins the countdown to New Year’s Day 2026
January 18, 2024
With the Christmas and New Year’s holiday season behind us and hopefully any hangovers as well, I found it interesting that the Ontario government announced ...read more

Farms needed to keep rural Ontario’s social fabric alive
January 18, 2024
By Brian Crews, Director, OFA At first glance, most people might find it hard to believe that a City of Toronto firefighter can also be... ...read more

Keeping HN front and centre in 2023 – part two
January 11, 2024
Building on my previous column outlining the first six months of 2023, this column covers the second part of the year. As much as ...read more

Everything Pets – “My Cat Hates Visitors”
January 11, 2024
Does your cat run and hide every time someone comes over? Here are four steps to desensitize your feline to strangers. Associate guests with something... ...read more

Everything Pets – Head pressing and your pet: what you need to know
January 11, 2024
If your cat or dog suddenly starts to press its head compulsively against a wall, it’s not because it wants to play hide-and-seek with you.... ...read more

Bruce MacDonald – In Retrospect – It’s the season of colds, flus, and who knows what else
January 11, 2024
It seems that not only does December 21 mark the first day of winter, but it marks the unleashing of a torrent of germs that... ...read more

