Opinion Columns

Every summer, I tell myself we’ll slow down. We’ll have long mornings on the deck, lazy afternoons at the beach,… Continue reading “Goodbye summer, hello routine”

To date, 2025 has been an eventful year for weather events. That’s understating it. It has been a year of… Continue reading “Climate action should hit the fan”

The Advocate typically produces two possible types of cover images. The first – and most common – is taking a… Continue reading “The art of the perfect cover”

I can’t believe it’s already August. There’s only a month left of ‘real’ summer. Worse still, this leaves only a… Continue reading “Construction lament”

Beatrix Potter’s “The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse” is a twist on the classic Aesop fable – and an improvement. In… Continue reading “The town mouse ponders town growth”

This month marks one year of Mansur’s Musings. Bitter-sweetly, it will also be my last musing for The Lindsay Advocate,… Continue reading “Bye bye bye (bye bye)”

The time leading up to Canada Day felt a little different this year. The state of U.S.-Canada relations and the… Continue reading “Canada Day is every day”