Opinion

It’s that time of year again where signs start popping up on street corners and cards appear in mailboxes from businesses offering to eradicate mosquitoes and ticks from our backyards. While some of these services offer a garlic spray alternative, most, if not all, primarily use pyrethroids – [...]

Editor: Re: Bill 5 is a long-overdue effort, The Creemore Echo, May 30, letters, page 4. Are targeted suspensions of the rule of law and erosion of environmental protections necessary to “Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy”? At least one person thinks so, recently taking to these pages [...]

If you are reading this, we have you to thank for the ongoing presence of The Creemore Echo. We are well into our annual subscription drive and we are very grateful for those who support us in our mission to continue to deliver local news and information, published by a locally owned [...]

Editor: These headlines in another paper in the province this week made me respond to Mr. Arnill’s letter last week about Bill 5:‘I lost everything’: Swiss residents in shock after glacier debris buries village; U.S. Supreme Court approves oil railroad expansion in Utah despite outcry from [...]

In the early 1800s, settlement was slowly creeping northwards from Toronto. In 1825 the first farms were taken up along the southern boundaries of the township. Land was taken up rapidly in the years following, mainly in the south half of the township and the north-west section around [...]

Editor: Ontario’s economy stands at a crossroads. We can either continue allowing bureaucratic red tape, a fragmented approval process and a relatively small, but vocal group of NIMBYs to delay progress, or we can choose a smarter, faster, and more effective path forward. That is precisely what [...]

We support the proposal to allow for the consumption of personal alcohol in Creemore Village Green, even if it’s for a trial period. The Liquor Licence and Control Act was amended in 2019 to give municipal councils the opportunity to change their bylaws to designate a public place, including [...]

U.S. President Donald Trump routinely acts like his pants are on fire. He’s always calling something a national emergency or a threat to U.S. security, even if it’s not. And even though Canada usually takes a more measured approach to calamities, we are indeed facing a real threat to national [...]

Editor: Bill 5 Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025 gives full discretionary power to the Premier and Cabinet to declare “Special Economic Zones” where no laws or regulations apply. These zones can be anywhere in Ontario, in any town, provincialpark, farm or wetland. Bill 5 guts [...]

Leaves are unfurling, birds are singing, seeds are sprouting and yes, the black flies are biting. After a harsh winter, all are welcome signs that spring has taken a firm hold. Each May, just before the long weekend, we like to celebrate the arrival of spring with The Echo’s annual Home and [...]