Sloan’s leadership bid revealed his true colours to the riding
Little was known about Hastings-Lennox and Addington MP Derek Sloan before he threw his hat in the ring to be leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. A lot of…
Opinion
Back to school anxiety
Catherine Coles Coles’ Notes Back to school season isn’t the same this year and with these new changes comes a mix of emotions. Kate, the County of L&A Libraries’ Programming…
Privacy in the era of COVID
Confidentiality between doctor and patient is taken quite seriously in Canada. A certain level of trust is necessary on matters of healthcare, if nothing else than to ensure a patient…
The Yemen Wa-what exactly is happening?
Moksha Patel Student Notebook “Yemen needs your help” “This is the greatest humanitarian crisis in history!” “The UN expects 14 million people to starve in Yemen”. These are all phrases…
Cottage country communities struggle with influx of big city tourists
In an era where the freedom to travel is being held on a pedestal, many locals-regardless of where they are in Ontario-are finding their own personal freedoms, especially the freedom…
Staff picks for August
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…
Parents’ back to school concerns are valid
Realistically speaking, it would have been completely unreasonable to expect any back-to-school plan put forward by the Ontario government was going to be universally applauded. Ontarians are divided on just…
The N word and why you should never say it
Moksha Patel Student Voice Recent events and protests advocating for the black lives matter movement make it important for citizens to stay educated on prejudice against black people. This article…
It’s time to drop ethnic slurs from pro team names
As North America’s ‘core four’ professional sports slowly start to resume following the forced COVID-19 shutdown, a long brewing Native American team name controversy is once again front and centre….
Letter-shocked to hear Erinsville hog farm was approved
My wife and I recently moved to Tamworth from Toronto, one of the main reasons being the clean environment and what appeared to be a community focus on keeping the…