Offering three cheers for senior citizens
Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest I hit a bit of a milestone on the weekend when I turned 55. According to my wisenheimer sons, both in their 20s and…
Opinion
L&A Poverty Reduction Committee seeks support
The Lennox & Addington Poverty Reduction committee is committed to raising awareness of poverty issues within Lennox and Addington and actively address community needs. This committee is comprised of stakeholders…
Opioid crisis is real, but there is a path to limiting addictions
Harm from opioid use in Ontario has been steadily on the rise in recent years. Data released from Public Health Ontario shows that overdose deaths have increased each year from 2011…
Mom’s cooking offers lifetime of memories
Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest Recently on a drive home from Trenton, after visiting my parents, our daughter Ellie and I easily slipped into a favourite topic of conversation,…
U.S. midterm election illustrates need for co-operative politics
Canadians and others around the world watched closely as the United States held its midterm elections Tuesday to see what the American public was thinking given the chance at a…
Staff offer more of their favourite titles
Catherine Coles Coles Notes The staff of the County of L&A Libraries are avid readers and we’re always eager to share our favourite books. Here we bring you a list…
Survey says marking Remembrance Day still important
Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest Last Saturday, I spent about two and a half hours, standing in front of our local LCBO and Metro stores, conducting a completely, unscientific…
Statistics Canada should take different course on banking data
The fact a government agency has been granted a power doesn’t necessarily mean its use is a good idea. News spread this week that Statistics Canada has asked the country’s…
The books I have been reading
Catherine Coles Coles Notes Like a lot of bookworms I usually have more than one (or two or three…) books on the go at any given time. Usually this means…
Friends of Salmon River support youth summit participant
Friends of the Salmon River was very pleased to sponsor a Grade 11 student from NDSS to attend an environmental youth summit weekend in Orillia in September with the Ontario…