Celebrate this community’s volunteers
By Pauline Kerr It is difficult to imagine what this community would be like without volunteers. Without volunteer coaches and helpers, most minor sports programs would disappear. The few children … Continue reading Celebrate this community’s volunteers
Common sense overrules mixed messages
By Pauline Kerr We have been getting a lot of mixed messages about COVID lately. Prior to Easter, we were being advised on measures we should take to avoid contracting … Continue reading Common sense overrules mixed messages
When words become weapons
By Pauline Kerr “Why can’t the English learn to speak?” Uttered by My Fair Lady’s Professor Henry Higgins, in his upper-class English accent, as he instructs Eliza Doolittle on how … Continue reading When words become weapons
Provincial housing plan misses the mark
By Pauline Kerr The province has come out with some welcome news for prospective home buyers. The plan will see more houses built, with less red tape. The plan also … Continue reading Provincial housing plan misses the mark
Aiding the war against misinformation
By Pauline Kerr “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” This statement is often attributed to philosopher George Santayana, who actually said, in 1905, “Those … Continue reading Aiding the war against misinformation
Sports shorts
By Doug Kennedy Canadian soccer has never been in a better place that it is now. When John Herdman was hired to lead the women’s national team, it was … Continue reading Sports shorts
To mask or not to mask – that is the question
By Pauline Kerr As masking requirements are lifted across the country, a lot of people are feeling … well, nervous. Two years ago, they were the folks who announced … Continue reading To mask or not to mask – that is the question
Canada is involved in war in Ukraine
By Pauline Kerr War is hell. When Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman spoke those words to the graduating class of the Michigan Military Academy on June 19, 1879, the war to … Continue reading Canada is involved in war in Ukraine
Shake hands and order pizza
by Pauline Kerr There are people in this community who have seen lifelong friendships destroyed and families torn apart in the past year. The culprit is not COVID-19, nor even … Continue reading Shake hands and order pizza
Still a chance for the great Canadian dream
By Pauline Kerr Not so very long ago, home ownership was an achievable dream for the average Canadian. It might not be a palace in an exclusive neighbourhood, or even … Continue reading Still a chance for the great Canadian dream