by Pauline Kerr A number of years ago, a youth choir was about to perform at an event in the area, and one of the songs was “God Save the … Continue reading Canada mourns the passing of Queen Elizabeth II →

by Pauline Kerr The province has a plan to open up more beds in our hospitals – force the “bed blockers” out and into nursing homes, against their will when … Continue reading Province’s plan to ‘fix’ health care jeopardizes rights of vulnerable elderly →

by Pauline Kerr Where are the candidates? One can only hope council hopefuls are holding off filing nomination papers until Aug. 19 – nomination day. Some candidates do that; perhaps … Continue reading The case of the disappearing candidates →

By Pauline Kerr There is no more effective way to throw fear into the hearts of the general public than to mention the word “epidemic.” The official definition according to … Continue reading Putting epidemics into perspective →

by Pauline Kerr   Apart from making people with variable rate mortgages break out in hives, most of us are not too sure what the Bank of Canada’s decision to … Continue reading We have important decisions to make →

by Pauline Kerr So much for the vaunted cashless society. The recent Rogers system crash – apparently another network upgrade that got messed up, the second in two years – … Continue reading A bit of cash goes a long way with debit machines crash →

by Pauline Kerr Most of us are familiar with Monopoly. Roll the dice, move your playing piece and buy property. Collect rent from anyone who lands on something you own. … Continue reading Province running out of time to deal with housing crisis →

by Pauline Kerr It promises to be a long, hot summer in more ways than one, as divisiveness grows on both sides of the border. Many of those divisions have … Continue reading Where has the ‘middle’ gone →

Pauline Kerr There was a time when the words, “out of sight,” would be uttered with a delighted smile. Now they are spoken with a pursed-lipped grimace, usually in reference … Continue reading Fuel and housing costs ‘out of sight’ →

It is not unheard of for a school to receive a bomb threat this time of year – usually on a warm, sunny Friday when there is a physics exam … Continue reading Taking aim at gun violence →