Opinion

Recycling programs across Canada have been a failure. Canada recycles just nine per cent of its plastics, while the rest… Continue reading “Trash talk: Could cooperation be the answer?”

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”

Your headline “Neighbours oppose handful of geared-to-income apartments in Fenelon Falls” sold the sizzle — a deep dive into the… Continue reading “More jobs needed before new Fenelon Falls housing complex, reader says”

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”

I am stunned and disappointed that the City would not use the silva cells (New project in downtown Lindsay supports… Continue reading “City’s decision ‘ludicrous’ on Kent Street trees”

I love the policy proposals in your recent editorial regarding Basic Income Plus, although I think it could be even… Continue reading “‘Basic Income Plus’ could be even more ambitious”