Opinion

Editor: I send my kudos to Clearview council for the consideration that they have given to a citizen led initiative, in this case the preservation of the bleacher character at the Gowan ballpark. While I have only lived in the area for a few decades, I, too, highly value the preservation of our [...]

Editor: The Second World War happened a long time ago. It began 86 years ago and peace was declared 80 years ago. Memories of the bombing, the suffering, the horrors and the deaths are fading from memory. Perhaps you are able to bring back some faded memories of that time, maybe from what you [...]

Editor: The above photo was taken on Sept. 16 on Warrington Road outside of Stayner heading southeast towards Centreline Road along the completed section of the Clearview-Collingwood Train Trail, open only to walkers and cyclists and paid for by County of Simcoe taxpayers. You can also see the [...]

When McDonald’s Canada added the McVeggie sandwich to its menu in September, it marked what could be a new chapter in the plant-based meat sector… a chapter that will be distinguished by plants being presented more as plants, than meat. Maybe that sounds like an obvious thing to do. But [...]

by Anna Sauve The colour show in your garden doesn’t have to end after summer fades. A trick of good garden design is making sure something is blooming throughout the seasons. Fall-blooming perennials are some of the showiest plants in the garden. Many are tall and flower in gorgeous rich jewel [...]

Welcome to the The Creemore Echo’s Arts Edition, an exploration of the artists and the themes that will be at this weekend’s Creemore Festival of the Arts. While the volunteers with Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society have been curating an inspiring line- up of artists and performers, we [...]

Banda, that unmarked ghost town south of Avening, has the advantage of two townships remembering its history. Banda sat, and still sits, on the townline of Mulmur and Nottawasaga townships. Nottawasaga, now, as we know, is part of Clearview Township. In 1934 Nottawasaga celebrated 100 years of [...]

Vertical farming – growing food plants like microgreens indoors on a large scale, using some kind of hi-tech vertical system – is gaining momentum as an alternative production method. But are consumers drawn to it, or even aware of it? University of Guelph agricultural economics and business [...]

Editor: I attended one of the A-OTHR meetings and was disgusted by the total lack of clarity in the presentation. The person identified as the contractor put up black and white diagrams that only added to the confusion when he talked about both the transmitter and receiver sites. If that was [...]

Editor: I appreciate Paul Arnill’s concern for road safety on Riverside Drive (Cycling behaviour causes hazard, The Creemore Echo, Sept. 19 letters, page 5). But riding two abreast, especially uphill, is actually a safety tactic. It makes cyclists more visible and discourages risky passing on [...]