Opinion

by Cathy Krar Your mother may have told you to stop thinking about sex, but if we don’t pay attention to plant sex we are putting our very existence at risk. Plant sex is necessary for fertilization, seed and fruit production. The survival of plants is critical for healthy ecosystems because [...]

Timing is everything, which may explain who Canadians put their public trust in this year. The Canadian Centre for Food Integrity has released results of its annual nationwide survey which shed light on public perceptions in the food system, and who people consider the most trustworthy. If you [...]

We’ve all been told robots will take our jobs. What if they taught us how to resist instead? The four robots in Annalee Newitz’s new novella, Automatic Noodle, Staybehind, Sweetie, Cayenne, and Hands, do just that. This book has a big appetite despite its slim proportions. It confronts [...]

Editor: Something happened in our little village of Creemore that I cannot ignore. A man in our community – a kind, gentle, deeply caring massage therapist who works in my building – was simply going about his day. He is not just a massage therapist, but a healer. He helps people feel better in [...]

One of the things I love about living in a small town is the great conversations that take place on the streets and in the shops. These past few weeks several of my conversations have focused on parenting young adults, many of whom are living at home after post-secondary education. These [...]

Editor: Last week’s Harvest Edition of The Creemore Echo described some of the many challenges of farming. Some challenges are difficult to influence – the weather, commodities markets, urban sprawl to name but a few. This makes it so important to make life easier for farmers when we can. We [...]

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 [...]