Opinion

Haldimand Council voted three times to support Empire Communities’ Minister’s Zoning Order (MZO) request. Haldimand County has finished its work on this matter and the... ...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

The concern is focused on whether Bill 9 actually gives municipalities meaningful power to deal with misconduct by councillors and local board members. The threshold... ...read more

Last year, I had the privilege of photographing antique fire trucks and vintage firefighting equipment from stations across Haldimand County for the 2026 Haldimand County... ...read more

By an Act of Parliament in Ontario in 1997, June 19 is set aside each year as Loyalist Day in Ontario. This year is the... ...read more

PORT DOVER—Another season of laughter by the lake is at hand with the opening of Lighthouse Festival Theatre’s first show of the 2026 summer season. ...read more

“In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place.”— Mahatma Gandhi Public office often comes with pressure to fall in line, to... ...read more

By Ethan Wallace, Vice President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture This week, June 1 to 7, marks Local Food Week in Ontario – a time to... ...read more