Opinion Columns

Normally I love the fall season. The beautiful colours, the different sights and sounds, the changes in the beautiful area… Continue reading “Compassion: Is it just too off-brand for 2020?”

There has been much discussion across the city since Mayor Andy Letham proposed on Oct. 6 to return a $3… Continue reading “City’s $3 million surplus should be shared amongst all wards”

One of the most difficult things for even the most informed citizen to do is to keep track of municipal… Continue reading “What to do with $3 million? Letham says give it to taxpayers”

Since we launched the Advocate three years ago, we’ve never had so many people call or email to suggest we… Continue reading “Benns’ Belief: Time for change at Lindsay’s LifeLabs fiasco”

In August of 2014, I sat in my bedroom scrolling through the Trent University website, nervously selecting courses for the… Continue reading “Return to a post-secondary education during COVID-19”

The South Nahanni River is one of the world’s great waterways. At 563 km long it snakes through the Selwyn… Continue reading “Former PM John Turner and the Arctic Youth Corp”

My best friend in my elementary school years was, to my knowledge, from the only Indian family in Lindsay —… Continue reading “Benns’ Belief: Cherish our history, welcome new ways”