Opinion

Editor: When communities work together, great things happen. Throughout 2021, we were grateful for the support of residents across Clearview Township and the South Georgian Bay area in our efforts to save County Road 91 and Sideroad 26/27. But while we’ve made great progress, we’ll need our [...]

Has your son raised funds for hurricane relief? Has your nephew helped build awareness for child poverty? Has your daughter earned the highest-grade average within her school? Has your young neighbour volunteered to take out the garbage and shovel the driveway for an elderly couple? If you [...]

In the early 1900s one of the most pressing needs the Creemore council had to face was the need of a water pressure system. Fires were frequent. Beside the houses, nearly every property had a barn or shed on site. Frame houses were the kind most frequently built although by 1900 brick [...]

Editor: Re: Tardif letter (December 10, 2021) and Wesetvik letter (December 24, 2021) Both writers question Clearview council’s decision not to proceed with speed calming measures recommended by the consultants council hired. Ironically, council and staff approved speed reduction measures but [...]

Dear Money Lady, I will turn 59 in 2022 and I sometimes think I am ready to retire. One day I want to quit and the next I plan to keep working to 65. Any ideas? Paul You are not alone Paul, many Canadians are wanting to make changes in 2022 as we ease our way out […]

Editor: In a time of growing anxiety about the Omicron variant and intensifying effects of climate change, it feels trivial to bring attention to something as apparently mundane as road speed, but it is of course neither trivial nor mundane to the people whose lives are impacted by its effects. [...]

Editor: As the presenter to council with reference to the change in road speeds, it was important to me to become informed on as many issues related to this topic as possible. Why? There are too many people who have construed opinion and hearsay as “facts”. What we have learned is that council [...]

Feed Ontario has released its 2021 Hunger Report revealing a record 592,308 people accessed emergency food support last year, visiting food banks more than 3.6 million times. This is an increase of 10 per cent and 12 per cent respectively over the previous year, making it the largest [...]

“This is the best cranberry sauce I’ve ever had,” said my Mom. And while you might think that she’d be bias, knowing that I had made it; she is also a bit of a connoisseur of all things cranberry, and can be a “tough customer.” Not to mention she tends to be pretty straight with […]

Editor: I live near the bottom of the hill just north of County Road 9. I’ve heard several people refer to it as “Ten Hill.” When I ask why it’s called that no one seems to know. Just curious. Also, I quite often walk north along the creek on the west side of the hill […]