Social media and information pitfalls
Catherine Coles Coles’ Notes Over the past few months I have been reading (and seeing) a lot about the dark side of social media. The popular Netflix documentary-drama hybrid The…
Opinion
Minimum wage still not a liveable sum
When the calendar flipped to October last week, minimum wage workers across Ontario saw a modest bump to their hourly wage. Not enough to suddenly catapult into a higher tax…
Curious placement of dog food on the Cataraqui Trail
Recently, several large bags of dry dog food were emptied, in the bushes, at the base of large trees, on the very edge of the Cataraqui Trail property, in Newburgh….
Must reads/sees/listens on Hoopla
Catherine Coles Coles’ Notes You no longer have to leave the comfort of your home and bother with putting on pants to access great, free movies and other materials at…
Canadians keep Terry Fox’s dream alive
To say Terry Fox faced adversity on his original Marathon of Hope would be an understatement. The 22-year-old curly-haired B.C. native was essentially running a marathon a day on a…
September staff picks roundup
Catherine Coles Coles’ Notes The staff of the County of L&A Libraries are avid readers and always eager to share their favourite books. Here we bring you a list of some of the…
Hockey-less September just doesn’t feel right
For the first time since 1989, there will be no Opening Night face-off in September to signify the start of another Napanee Raiders Junior C hockey season. Not to be…
Fall 2020 Can-Lit preview
Catherine Coles Coles’ Notes Want to know what Canadian book releases to watch out for this fall? The following are a small selection of not-yet-released novels that you may want…
Lessons learned from 9/11 can help communities get through COVID-19
Tomorrow will mark 19 years since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, which saw four airplanes hijacked and crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field…
A closed border should mean a closed border
I was just watching a news story out of Vancouver where a U.S. family was fined and escorted out of the country for overstaying their welcome. I think the border…