• On the rise
    July 28, 2010
    Those of you who pay hydro bills in Ontario might consider sitting in the dark from now on with all your appliances off, as you’re going to see some...
  • A tax by any other name . . .
    July 21, 2010
    The Bard once wrote the immortal words, ;A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, ; spoken by one of his best-loved characters, the...
  • Live better electronics-free
    July 14, 2010
    Former Canadian Olympian Silken Laumann has been campaigning to pry youngsters away from their screens. It seems our children are spending...
  • Ontario’s wind centre?
    July 7, 2010
    With news last week of a massive wind energy proposal for Huron and Lambton counties that could power as many as 144,000 homes, this part of the...
  • HST a cash grab
    June 30, 2010
    Canada Day will have more than its share of red for taxpayers in Ontario this year. On July 1 Ontarians will be hit with the biggest tax...
  • World Cup opens our eyes
    June 23, 2010
    World Cup soccer coverage is opening our eyes to a country and continent that have remained unknown to most of us. Our knowledge of South Africa has...
  • A disaster for all of us
    June 9, 2010
    By now we’ve all seen the disgusting and disturbing photos — oil-covered birds in the Gulf of Mexico unable to fly or do much else thanks to a leaking...
  • A job well done
    June 2, 2010
    A cursory glance through the pages of any newspaper, including the one you are holding in your hands or reading online, will demonstrate to you that...
  • A deadly weekend
    May 27, 2010
    It was a tragic long weekend locally as two Kitchener teens were killed in a multi-vehicle accident Monday afternoon on Dashwood Road. Killed...
  • Something in the air
    May 19, 2010
    Imagine a business being part of a community for well over 130 years. Now imagine a new business starting up to compete with that business...