Criminalizing residential school ‘denialism’ would silence indigenous voices, too
by Mark Milke
courtesy of the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy
The effort by MP Leah Gazan to criminalize residential school views she labels “denialist” is...
Ground feeders in action
The bird movements of late seem to be a little more delayed than usual, due to our still occurring warmer temperatures, which must be...
Reconciliation: more than one day a year
Last Monday was the official National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, introduced by legislation in 2021 in response “to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission...
A period of transition
A relatively slow time for my garden birds, at this time of writing, gave me some time to replace my original two home-built pedestal...
Close to the edge
Canada is getting very close to the edge. Anyway following the events around Parliament Hill this week must worry about where this country is...
The Food Corner
by Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville
My grandson Ayden and I are very fond of a tuna melt for lunch. We have perfected our recipe...
Life with Connor the Weatherman
featuring Connor Mockett
Hello, everyone! Welcome back to another Life with Connor the Weatherman column. This week, instead of some storm chase storytelling, I will...
Is Summer over?
A few cold weather snaps recently have set into motion the migration reflex of the birds, who visit us each Spring for the duration...
Unwanted Rivals for Food
Endeavoring to get some pictures, yesterday, of the Ruby Throated Hummingbirds in flight, I sat in our front room, with camera at the ready....
Building a Dream in South Mountain:
by Robin Kers
(This story was first “published” on the Our Kemptville and What’s Up Winchester Facebook pages.)
At the ripe young age of 54, with...