Opinion

CARA held its Annual General Meeting last Saturday at the Station on the Green. This was our first in-person meeting in three years so it was great to see everyone again. We noted with great regret the loss of two directors since the pandemic began: Jim McCartney who had been active for many [...]

In June, 1953 we were given a school holiday to celebrate the coronation of our new queen, Elizabeth. How should I celebrate? Recently I have watched the platinum jubilee of Queen Elizabeth and have also read that Creemore’s Station on the Green is marking 20 years. It seems appropriate to tell [...]

This month I want to talk about the importance of caring for your skin, especially with summer sun exposure. It is the body’s largest organ and is a very important organ of elimination for the body. The skin expels toxins via sweat, balances electrolytes (water follows sodium) and is our [...]

The Echo crew will be back at the Creemore Farmers’ Market again this Saturday for our annual subscription drive. Thank you to everyone who has come by to say hello and give us words of encouragement. It is very gratifying to hear that The Creemore Echo has and continues to be an important link [...]

Last summer, the team of Creemore Horticultural Society volunteers noticed a problem with bindweed while tending the plants removed from the former Hort Park and awaiting their move to their new home in the Village Green gardens. Bindweed is a non-toxic invasive weed that can strangle and [...]

Editor: Your paper is a great vehicle for hearing from two or more sides of an issue. Knowing that there is more than one side can start the dialogue needed to resolve differences. In that vein, I thought I would invite folks who store their empty beer cans in the ditches around Creemore to [...]

Editor: The Jean A Smart Memorial Fund would like to be a “champion” subscriber to The Creemore Echo. Our village is indeed fortunate to have a newspaper which exhibits such high quality news gathering and consistent dedication in supporting our business community. You have met the many [...]

Editor: Over the last several weeks, NDACT has been working diligently with Strada towards developing a Community Agreement. I can report that we have an Agreement in Principle in place (the foundation piece to the Community Agreement) which can be signed by all parties when the three key [...]

Editor: I would like to thank The Echo for sharing the bright news of how Water First is being embraced by so many people. Funds pouring in from many sources! You have run a couple stories over the past months, thank you. As a monthly donor to Water First and someone who holds white privilege [...]

How can we measure the emotional toll on the body? Two of my favourite books; When the Body Says No, and The Body Keeps the Score, explore how our emotions affect our physical bodies. Our emotions have to go somewhere and there are significant patterns of where certain emotions coagulate. Dr. [...]