Roderick Benns
Publisher and Writer-at-Large
Roderick Benns grew up in Lindsay's east ward. In the 1990s he won a first-place national newspaper award through the Canadian Community of Newspapers Association in the category 'Reporter Initiative.' He has interviewed former Prime Ministers of Canada, Cabinet Ministers, Senators, and Mayors across Canada and had written op-eds for the country's major newspapers. Roderick is also the author of several books, including one on Basic Income. A father of two, he returned to his hometown in 2017 to start The Lindsay Advocate magazine and has since grown Fireside Publishing House into a multimedia enterprise.
Stories by Roderick Benns
Benns’ Belief: The absurdity of equating jobs with work
By Roderick Benns · March 20, 2019
Lindsay one of 74 places across Canada in global climate strike
By Roderick Benns · March 15, 2019
Council steps up to fund paramedic project to support vulnerable seniors
By Roderick Benns · February 20, 2019
Big scoop? Kawartha Dairy says rumours it may go national are premature
By Roderick Benns · February 12, 2019
Dozens protest against education cuts in front of Laurie Scott's office
By Roderick Benns · February 07, 2019
The 4 key ways basic income changed people’s work lives for the better
By Roderick Benns · February 06, 2019
Basic income was helping with crushing cost of housing: Survey
By Roderick Benns · January 26, 2019
The economics of homelessness as basic income pilot winds down
By Roderick Benns · January 24, 2019
Progressive police chief sees strong community partnerships as key
By Roderick Benns · January 19, 2019