Opinion Columns

Like most of us, I am preoccupied with current global events right now. Russia chips away at the edges of… Continue reading “What we can control”

Last month, something happened in my backyard that I still can’t quite believe. Our neighbour was nominated anonymously to receive… Continue reading “Proof that good still shows up”

When I first saw the city’s public meetings last month (and online for the first few days of this month)… Continue reading “Finding my way in 2026”

When I arrived back in Lindsay in 2017 to kickstart the Advocate, I still remember the exhilaration I felt at… Continue reading “What we choose to see”

Every December, we’re encouraged to shop local, to buy gifts from downtown businesses, visit holiday craft shows, and support the… Continue reading “All you need is right here”

I’ve written in this space of my general disdain for the season and the holiday itself. My kids call me… Continue reading “What the Dickens?”

It seems the right time of year for gratitude. And yet the geo-political reality of the times we’re living in… Continue reading “Canada always”