By Jenn Watt Published July 23 2019 We had a summer reporter a few years ago with a penchant for the beach. After work and on most weekends she would pack her towel into her…
The priciest drink on the menu
By Nick Adams Published July 23 2019 Alcohol is a part of our culture. One beer company’s slogan “I am Canadian” became a battle cry for our national pride a number of years ago. For…
Letter to the Editor: Fireworks bylaw doesn’t go far…
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Letter to the Editor: Fireworks bylaw needs revision
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Letter to the Editor: MPPs need to stand…
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Losing sleep
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Foreign sponsorship: an option to consider
By Vanessa Balintec My grandma was the first person within my family to make it to Canada. After being a Catholic elementary school teacher in the Philippines during her young adult life she got sponsored…
Evolving
By Lynda Shadbolt I have a yoga teacher who ends his classes by saying “keep practicing and keep evolving.” He reminds us that we are always becoming. There are always new possibilities. We are not…
Voter loyalty only goes so far
Published July 9 2019 To the Editor I’m not sure whether to pity Laurie Scott for being an entrapped member of Doug Ford’s cabinet where all members must energetically tout the party line (ie. Ford’s…
What's the harm?
By Nick Adams Part of my job as media and communications worker for the HKLN Drug Strategy is to help inform the public about the potential harms associated with substance use. The drug strategy uses…
Collaboration vs. amalgamation
By Jenn Watt Editor I nterest has been growing in recent years for county council to look at the way the two-tier government is structured. Perceived inefficiencies and potential collaborations make the prospect of rejigging…
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To the Editor ...Califragilisticexpialidocious that is! Last night my wife and I attended the opening night of Mary Poppins and we certainly did not need a spoonful of sugar to make it “go down.” Mary…
Why we need a local drug strategy
By Nick Adams T he headlines scream out to us “Three dead from drug overdose in Peterborough over the weekend” “Cannabis edibles to be made legal in December” “Ontario government increases access to alcohol.” The…
Annual aspirations
By Jenn Watt The week leading up to Canada Day is always one filled with anticipation celebration and often relief. It’s the week when students at all of the county’s schools prepare to say goodbye…
Intention
By Lynda Shadbolt I suggest to my yoga students “let the beauty that you love be who you are.” Rumi wrote it and knew that love is stronger than hate. And being loving cultivating love…
My name is Nick and I am a…
By Nick Adams Haliburton Kawartha Lakes Northumberland Drug Strategy It is actually good for me to say that in case I have forgotten all that I have been through and how far I have come.…
A guide to summer drinking and drugging
By Nick Adams Published June 18 2019 Summer is coming. The debt of a cold winter and wet spring will soon be paid in full. Whether or not the weather cooperates summer will officially begin…
Better support needed for Ontario’s PSWs
An open letter to the Honourable Christine Elliott Minister of Health Our chapter received a call from a local lady in distress. She had been on a waiting list for over three weeks after being…
Control over healthcare
By Jenn Watt Published June 18 2019 The provincial government put out the call for regional groups to apply to become Ontario Health Teams following the announcement that the previous Local Health Integration Networks would…
A healthy debate on climate change
Another record – and repeated – year for severe spring flooding has hit parts of Canada and our region has also suffered in its wake. Climate change is blamed by many as the culprit. Given…
Cuts taking province backward
To the Editor The frequently shared “Rules for Teachers 1872” sounds like an old regressive conservative platform. Today it’s cut health education library research environment welfare and more budgets. This is replaced with a one-dollar…