Miriam Toews reads at Avening Hall

It’s just 7 am in Vancouver, B.C., but when author Miriam Toews picks up the phone in her hotel room – to discuss her new book, the story of her sister’s suicide – she is positively chipper. “I’ve been thinking about the issue of suicide for so long,” she explained,...

Tree-Planting Day comes to NCPS

By Dave Harbec On Thursday, May 8, the Grade 3 students from Nottawasaga and Creemore Public School will take part in the 1st Annual “School Tree Planting Day.” This has been a collaborative effort including folks from the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority...

New Director at Ray's Place

By Ken Thornton The name Sandra Green may not be familiar to you, but I suggest it won’t be long before it will. Sandra first saw the light of day in Sudbury. She spent her childhood in Aurora where her educational journey included Aurora High School, Seneca College,...
Why run for election?

Why run for election?

Next week, Clearview is hosting a workshop for people who are interested in next fall’s municipal election. What kind of person runs for municipal election? Why commit your time and energy to such an effort? What’s it like to be part of Council? And what if you don’t...

Cybergnomes' success in St. Louis

The Cybergnomes FIRST Robotics Team is back from St. Louis, Missouri, where it placed 14th in the world among 2,700 teams at the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship. “It’s the first time in eight years that the team has qualified to go,” said Cybergnome Patrick...

Clearview gets branded

A brand is more than a logo. With that statement, two representatives from the Cundari “concept company” presented the brand strategy they had spent six months developing for Clearview, which Council approved on Monday night. “A brand,” explained Dean Martin,...