Trash the talk of the town these days
Garbage has been a hot topic in town for the better part of a month now. More specifically, the talk has centred on the cost of the tags that get…
Opinion
A sad day for Napanee residents
At the April 25 Napanee Council meeting, the council approved a tax that will force residents to pay for 25 bag tags for the last half of this year at…
Canadian Children’s Book Week
Amy Kay Hooked on Books Canadian Children’s Book Week (April 30 to Saturday May 6, 2023) is an important national event celebrating Canadian children’s books and the importance of reading….
‘Government funded media’ a loaded phrase
If nothing else, Twitter has become a lot more interesting since being taken over by billionaire Elon Musk. Drama ensues almost daily and can be just as unpredictable as the…
Anticipated April reads
Amy Kay Hooked on Books Here’s a list of some of the best, hottest and most popular new books hitting shelves this April. The list includes books from several genres:…
Proposed bag tag program penalizes those who already reduce their waste
Regarding council’s proposal to increase taxes to include the cost of garbage bag tags: Our household is acutely aware of our responsibility to reduce, recycle, compost to benefit the environment…
Bag tags a cash grab
I have read the last two weeks about the garbage bag tax forcing residence of Greater Napanee in to mandatory 25 bag tags every six months at a cost of…
Only God has the right to take a life
I agree with Bert McCutcheon’s opinion on abortion. God gives life, and only God has the right to take it away. No matter if it is a baby in the…
Council won’t have a bird, just yet
Some might say Greater Napanee council ‘chickened out’ when it opted not to allow backyard poultry in the urban portion of town. While it certainly wasn’t a popular answer, council’s…
Don’t increase garbage fees, reduce waste instead
When we moved to Napanee in 2017 we couldn’t believe that there was no option of using a green bin for compost waste. The amount of waste, which used to…