Baldwin’s Birds- Sitting it Out!
by John Baldwin
The NGT's mailbox is, no doubt, brimming over with all sorts of subject matter, which will probably give us all food-for-thought and...
Preparing for emergencies and natural disasters
by Brandon Mayer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Some readers may have seen a new advertising campaign, funded by the Government of Canada, encouraging Canadians to...
Family Literacy Day is coming
Family Literacy Day takes place every January 27 to raise awareness about the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a...
Quebec to introduce a tax for the unvaccinated
by Brandon Mayer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Quebec Premier, François Legault, announced last week that the province plans to impose a significant financial penalty –...
Tid-bit Musings
by Elva Patterson Rutters
Again the time to make New Year’s resolutions rolls around with varying responses. It appears fewer folks are making resolutions based...
Baldwin’s Birds
by John Baldwin
The last few days before Christmas proved quite interesting, as the birds, who actually have to travel south to get here, arrived....
2021 Astronomy Year In Review
by Gary Boyle - The Backyard Astronomer
Looking back to 2021, there were many great space stories in the news, including two lunar eclipses back...
A New Year’s Agenda for Environmental Adaptation
by Philip Fry
I was spurred to begin this column by the October 2021 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and a survey...
Pet of the month
My name is Trixie! I am pet of the month, better yet, pet of the year! I am a five year old shih tzu...
Paper shortage impacting local newspapers
by Brandon Mayer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A supply chain issue has been making its impact on businesses which use paper products, and the problem...