Too good to play
by A Sports Mom
Team dynamics are a curious thing in sports. There are instances when a team doesn't quite click, or they can’t win...
New report claims Ford government is pushing private health care
“Robbing the public to build the private”. That is the titular claim of a report released last week by the Ontario Health Coalition which...
Print media – not dead yet
The death of newspapers, magazines, in fact all print media, has been declared repeatedly in the past decade or so. On-line platforms, both social...
Those were the days
There’s a lot of confusion about what, exactly “heritage” is. How is it different from “history”? What is it then, that we’re celebrating in...
Isaac Johnson, stone mason and former slave
by Susan Peters, Dundas County Archives
On February 10, 2021, the North Dundas Times published a short article that I had written on Isaac Johnson...
For the price of one big miracle
When something represents a major improvement over a previous product, we often say it’s “the greatest thing since sliced bread”. What kind of an...
Choosers can’t be beggars
About a year ago, I pulled into a gas station near my home and noticed something new, but not surprising. Signage indicated a new...
Municipal tax increases: How does North Dundas compare?
A reader has asked some important questions about the draft municipal budget after reading the Council update in the last issue of the Times.
“A...
Illegal dumping on Gypsy Lane continues
It’s not a new problem, but it certainly is a growing problem. Illegal dumping on the Gypsy Lane trail in Winchester’s south end has...
The something of nothing
The Oxford English Dictionary defines a newspaper editorial as “a newspaper article written by or on behalf of an editor that gives an opinion...