Opinion Columns

Kawartha Lakes City Council recently voted to reject a motion by the municipal Heritage Committee to designate the properties at… Continue reading “Don’t get in the way of progress”

When he was in his late 60s, Leonard Cohen said “I don’t think much about death, but in a certain… Continue reading “Life and death of Munroe Scott”

Last week, the Kawartha Lakes Public Library Board presented our proposed 2020 operating budget to City Council. Part of our… Continue reading “New manager of public services position would be an investment in our library”

I got a little scared recently reading the words of Stephen King, one my favourite horror authors. But it wasn’t… Continue reading “The country and the city”

We live in a riding that has been Conservative on a federal level every single year since the 1940s, save… Continue reading “Liberals win election, Schmale takes riding: Is blue the only colour we know?”

Like millions of other Canadians this month, I’ll be voting for a local candidate to represent my interests in Parliament…. Continue reading “How I’ll be voting in this federal election”

It’s a property with a now well-documented past but an uncertain future. There are competing interests and City Council and… Continue reading “Council eyes tear-down of east-side historical properties to allow for apartment building”