Spring is the time of year when we get out in our gardens to prune, plant and tend to all the chores that accumulate over the winter. We want our home to look beautiful, and one of the jobs we do is... ...
A notice of danger to all living things was tucked away on an inside page of the May 11 Globe.
Scientists at an observatory in Hawaii, the piece said, had reported measurements indicating that... ...
Last month an advertisement appeared in this paper regarding a proposed plan for School Bus Transportation Consortiums to undertake an RFP (Request for Proposal) a tendering, process – to... ...
In my last column discussing the dim and disappointing results of the Fraser Institute’s school report card, I indicated that North Bay schools were doing just fine, thank you very much. Which... ...
Under the Keel
By Michael Crummey
Last year about this time Michael Crummey appeared at the Charles W. Stockey Centre to read from his... ...
You can tell that spring has finally arrived because the phone is ringing more than usual – and the calls are mainly about baby wildlife that needs help. Usually we start the season with... ...
It’s hard to say just what makes home feel like home. It’s not like you can just pull out a spray bottle and throw some scent in the air and the feeling will begin to wash over you... ...
To the Editor:
As Canadians celebrate national Nursing Week (May 6-12), I thought I... ...
To the Editor:
On May 2 Ontario’s Minister of Finance, the Hon. Charles Sousa... ...
After listening to the Wynne Liberals' first budget, I doubt that anyone is cheering “Opa!” Sadly, Ontario may well be on its way to a Greek-style meltdown.
You don’t need to be... ...
I am dismayed by responses to reports that some of friends and neighbours, many with advanced (and expensive) educational qualifications, receive $100,000 I compensation for their long hours of... ...
Above All Things
by Tanis Rideout
The 2013 Reading Series presented by Parry Sound Books and The Charles W. Stockey Centre continues on... ...
Aspen Valley has certainly seen its share of beavers this year, including the two-year-olds and yearlings that we hand raised. We reported previously about The Beav, who was found wandering around a... ...
A young family was taking a break from their long road trip to wherever. Mom was in line waiting to buy a coffee and whatever else a mid-morning break might have dictated.
The place wasn’t... ...
In regards to the article in the Beacon Star, The bright side of the Grade 7 to 8 high school, (April 19) I read this article and was rather disappointed with it. I attended the tour of the high... ...
It is an empty, sinking feeling to hold a party and nobody shows up. You look around the empty space and wonder what went wrong, and what will you do with all that food.
Fortunately, that’s... ...
Editor’s Note: The following was requested to appear as a Letter to the Editor.
To Tony Clement:
Mr. Clement, I want you to know that am totally appalled by the news both... ...
To the Editor:
Re: Almaguin News of April 18, letter by Diane Allen, Page 4, “Conservative attacks feed culture of rape.”
I would expand on Dianne’s thoughts about the... ...
Last year, the sugar bush that I know best (having grown up in and around it) produced virtually no maple syrup, thanks to the abrupt onset of spring at the beginning of March. In marked contrast, the... ...
Despite our governments insistence that corporate tax cuts are the way to go, MP Tony Clement, (Never underestimate Northern Ontarians, April 10, letter to the editor), it seems to me that in the... ...