Opinion

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”

At the end of July, Mayor Andy Letham warned that people were “going to notice” the service cuts that were… Continue reading “Reduced city services show more money needed from federal partners”

Every year approximately 4,000 Canadians die by suicide, averaging nearly 11 people every single day. Suicide has been an issue… Continue reading “Mental health has suffered during pandemic but help is available”

I cannot imagine what my former colleagues are thinking about the 2020 calendar year. This has probably been the toughest… Continue reading “2020: The year of living dangerously for educational workers in Ontario”

Michael Wesch, a cultural anthropologist and professor, says there are three main questions that unite all of humanity. “What am… Continue reading “Pandemic has proven we’re a caring society; government budgets should reflect this”

One of the most irritating things I used to come across regularly in magazines was ads for U.S.-based products with… Continue reading “Benns’ Belief: We must resist the U.S. cultural assault”