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Editorial | Sep 02

What comes next?

It is with sadness this week that we heard about the dismantling of the Life Experience Alternative School at Almaguin Highlands Secondary School.

The program...

Editorial | Sep 02

SPCA lessons

It was with a high amount of incredulity this week that we received the admonishment to local residents trying to fix a sad situation in Machar Township.

The situation is simple. Some people down on their luck were evicted from their property and rightly, wrongly...

Letters | Sep 02 Recommended 2

Editorial was extremely mean spirited

To the Editor:

Never before have I read such a mean-spirited editorial as that in last week’s Almaguin News Love thine enemy too much” Aug. 26).

Of course there was much truth in the article concerning Pakistan’s corrupt government and military; a...

Letters | Sep 02 Recommended 1

Feeding people more positive than shooting them

To the Editor:

Re: Love thine enemy too much.

The Aug. 26, 2010 Almaguin News carries an opinion apparently from the editor. The United Nations describes Pakistan’s Indus River as containing the “worst monsoon related floods in living memory.” Twenty...

Editorial | Sep 01

Good-bye summer

Although it may not seem like it, with temperatures in the high 30s these last few days, the dog-days of summer, are indeed coming swiftly to an end.
If the skies steadily darkening earlier and earlier weren’t enough of an indication, the cool nights and cheerful patches of red, orange and...

Letters | Sep 01 Recommended 4

Holiday Cove Marina, township deceit

The council and staff of the Archipelago Township have lied outright to citizens of Seguin Township who live adjacent to Holiday Cove Marina.  Over the last few months, we have been repeatedly informed by the Archipelago that no garbage would be barged into Holiday Cove Marina before 2012 when...

Letters | Sep 01

Sanctuary mainstay steps down

At this time I am writing to let you know that I am no longer affiliated with the sanctuary.
As you know, I have dedicated my life to animals and to the activities of Aspen Valley. During the years and most recently, there have been many changes in the field of animal rehabilitation. I...

Letters | Sep 01

It’s time for real change

Since I started my campaign back in March two words seem to have been a constant theme in my mind and those words are progress and change.
Progress is defined in the Webster’s English dictionary as a movement forward or onwards, advance; satisfactory growth or development. Change is defined as...

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Columns

Columns | Sep 01

How Macfie was bit by the writing bug

How Macfie was bit by the writing bug

Nowadays, people are more inclined to ask when I’m going to stop, but when aspiring writers used to ask how one gets started, I would invoke an essay titled Ontario’s Farthest-north Sawmill.

Columns | Sep 01

Exploiting advancements in technology

Recently, I read an article that suggested that the era of personal computers was coming to a rapid and undignified end.  
The rising popularity of portable personal entertainment devices...

Columns | Sep 01

Modern knight comes to a damsel’s rescue

A thousand years ago, when knighthood was the highest calling and the slaying of dragons was a noble task, a code of chivalry emerged. Among its list of 20 or so virtuous obligations there was...

Columns | Sep 01

Muskoka on the docks: Labour Day and elections

What makes Muskoka special?  

As we move towards the next election and experience the last weekend of the summer, one can easily reflect on what attributes make this community so...

Editorial

Editorial | Sep 01

A menu for change

SOUTH MUSKOKA — On Tuesday, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare officially shut down the cafeterias in both Bracebridge and Huntsville hospitals in a bid to save $130,000 a year.

The closures...

Editorial | Sep 01

Time for strong leadership

As we were going to press on Tuesday, the doors of the cafeteria at Huntsville District Memorial Hospital were being closed for good — a stark and disturbing reminder that our health-care system is...

Editorial | Aug 27

Good zeros

Remember the good ol’ days, when a student received a zero for failing to turn an assignment in on time? Well, they’re back.
Since 1999, school boards have discouraged failing students who miss...

Editorial | Aug 26 Recommended 1

Love thine enemy too much

We hope but doubt that many this week have marked Aug. 22, 2010 on their calendars, noting it as the day Canada gave up on the Afghanistan conflict.

The moment...

Letters

Letters | Sep 01

Keep a close eye on your cats and small pets

I just heard this evening (Aug. 24) that a third cat in my neighbourhood - Edward/Brenda/Louisa Streets, is missing.  
Ours went missing on Aug. 17 and a second one the next night. ...

Letters | Sep 01

Aspen Valley founder speaks of resignation

MUSKOKA — Dear friends of Aspen Valley:

At this time I am writing to let you know that I am no longer affiliated with the sanctuary.

As you know I have dedicated my life to...

Letters | Sep 01

Good luck overhauling look of hydro plants

BRACEBRIDGE — How touching the concern expressed by both Bracebridge council and Bracebridge Generation (Lakeland) for the appearance of the new Wilson’s Falls powerhouse. Their epiphany must have...

Letters | Sep 01

Garbage fees are unfair to waterfront property owners

MUSKOKA — Re: Garbage collection fees to increase for some (Aug. 25, 2010).

The district chair, Gord Adams, said the change in garbage collection fees reflects the type of service each...

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