Keeping watch on the neigbours
Our neighbours in North Grenville have been getting very hot under the collar about the proposed new jail to be opened in Kemptville in...
Shooting while blindfolded
Last week, a local resident got in touch with me to express a concern that a particular topic which has appeared in the Times...
Wild world
Editor Brandon is currently vacationing Brandon, so I have been allowed back for this issue, with appropriate warnings to behave myself. With that in...
I’m sorry, but I don’t work here
Have you ever had occasion to wonder why we don’t get paid to use self-checkout machines? I mean, we’re doing a cashier’s job, right?...
Women’s Day message
by Nanda Wubs-Huizenga
“This current chapter of my life is called my turn, and I’m unapologetic about it.” This quote resonates with me. As a...
Regions 416, 905, and other
A provincial election is looming! It is less than two weeks away now, and I am just as much a victim of other people’s...
The right direction
Canada’s second annual Truth and Reconciliation Day has now come and gone. It is just one of many days in Canada intended to celebrate...
And so this is Christmas…
Everyone has a favourite Christmas carol or two. Some are older, religious ones, like “Away in a Manger”, or “Joy to the World”. Others...
Chill out, you’re not married
One of my favourite things about community newspapers like the Times is the open exchange of ideas through submissions and letters to the editor....
Parents need our support now
The federal budget this year has made a substantial investment into childcare with a proposal to make the cost of childcare affordable at $10...