Editorial

Last week this reporter had a unique chance to turn back to clock so to speak and sit in on a high school class at Napanee District Secondary School. Though…

Journalists are often expected to know a little about everything. Regardless of the subject matter, if there’s a major event happening in the world, it’s been this reporter’s experience that…

Ontario’s minimum wage workers should notice a slight increase in their paycheques this week. On Oct. 1 the province’s new minimum wage officially kicked in, rising to $16.55 an hour,…

Editor’s note: the week of Oct. 1-7 is National Newspapers Week across Canada, a chance to reflect on the essential service newspapers provide with diverse, local, original content that can’t…

As fate would have it, this reporter was in Whitby when news broke that Metroland Media Group would be ceasing print editions of many of its weekly community newspapers. That…

Roller skating enthusiasts are no doubt feeling the blues lately, as it appears Disco Ball Events’ run in Greater Napanee is coming to an end. With no lease agreement between…

Many eyes will be on Ottawa over the next few days as the infamous ‘freedom convoy’ criminal trial unfolds. On the stand are Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, the two…

Inconceivable as it may seem, the Labour Day weekend has arrived. It seems like only two weeks ago that the calendar showed it mid-June, a full summer ahead to do…

Premier Doug Ford’s popularity is sure to be tested following the bombshell report by auditor general Bonnie Lysyk. The report alleges Ford favoured developers known to be close to him…

Covering a Napanee Fair as a community reporter is a very different experience than attending a Napanee Fair as a parent of two kids. This weekend this reporter got to…