Reflections on retirement after 20 years in the cartoon business
After twenty years and upon the occasion of my ‘retirement’* from producing the bi-weekly cartoon for The Napanee Beaver, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Morrison family, as owners, for having confidence that I would always... Continue reading→
Calling on Canadians to raise their voice on Dec. 9, International Human Rights Day
If you are reading this, you are someone able to exercise your right to public information – a freedom not enjoyed by all of the world’s citizens. Anytime you complain about the government, travel to a different country, speak another... Continue reading→
York Street arena was the place to be on a Friday night
Like many other people over the last couple of weeks, my thoughts have gone to days/evenings spent at the York St. arena. I remember when the arena was first built; remember Hurricane Hazel coming through and taking down some of... Continue reading→
My special angel
The year was 1954 and my family had just moved to John Street when Hurricane Hazel struck, postponing completion of our highly anticipated arena. Since then, it has stood in a place of prominence, drawing townsfolk through its doors for... Continue reading→
Showing Pride all year long
I have lived on County Road 8 for almost nine years. Every year during pride month we put up a pride flag. This year we have left the pride flag up – partially out of laziness but also out of... Continue reading→
LLBO needs to get its act together
Passing through Napanee, we stopped for dinner at a new restaurant, Fool’s Kitchen. It was excellent but we are unlikely to return as it is not licensed for alcohol. Apparently the LLBO have had the application for over a year.... Continue reading→
A disaster ready to happen
Frequently I travel under the CN Railway near the Napanee Falls,to travel down the roadway and park my car at the foot of the falls. As I look to the left of the roadway, I see a disaster ready to... Continue reading→
Civic responsibility goes both ways
Several weeks ago notices delivered by the Postal Service advised our area residents of the upcoming dates and locations of five town hall meetings which had been arranged to address the budget for 2023-24 and the status of the strategic... Continue reading→
Visitors care more about river trail than residents
I took my out of town visitor on a walk along the Napanee river trail, he enjoyed the view and said this is wonderful, except, for all the garbage laying all over. Upon returning to my place, he asked for... Continue reading→
Petition to link Napanee to Kingston via public transit
As a resident of Napanee, I am deeply concerned about the lack of accessible public transportation options connecting our community to vital resources in Kingston. It is crucial that we address this issue by extending the City of Kingston bus... Continue reading→