Home & Garden: This plant is a real dandy

by Cathy Krar, Master Gardener It’s spring, and I throw up my hands in despair when I see those ubiquitous, sunshiny flowers with serrated leaves dotting my yard. I can’t decide whether the stubborn dandelion is a weed or a wildflower. Friend or foe? Dandelions are...

Density clashes with character of the village

Editor: Building 124 residential units in a rezoned property on County Road 9 is deeply concerning. Creating so many new units will have an environmental impact from the higher population and loss of green space. We also don’t have proper transit, so more parking...

Poem: Where the heart is

My Creemore hills are as tall as city towers. My Creemore glens are as deep as lakes. My Creemore glades are a land of shady bowers. I walk their paths and my soul awakes. I know the lea where the deer lies down in daytime. I know the lair where the fox kits lie. I...

PSA: Download app to assist first responders

Editor: We would like to express our sincere thanks to the Clearview Fire Department and everyone involved in the rescue during a hiking incident at Nottawasaga Bluffs this week. After Julie suffered a serious knee injury on the trail, the team responded with...

50 floats on parade at Avening Centennial

Imagine a large crowd one weekend this summer in Avening watching a mile-long parade with 50 floats. The usual Airport Road traffic would be backed up as far as Cashtown to the north and as far as Banda on the townline to the south. Imagine the honking and the angry...

Why oral health matters

by Dr. Lisa Simon As a public health physician, I see that the oral health of our clients and communities is inseparable from their overall health and well-being. In Canada, oral health care is funded separately and to a more limited degree than the rest of the...