McGuinty government tries to salvage votes through electricity bill rebate In an effort to soften the blow of rising electricity costs in Ontario the McGuinty government is offering consumers a 10 per cent rebate on hydro bills over the next five years. But the move will come as little solace for most Ontarians who have [...]
If you oppose industrial wind energy you are, according to the McGuinty Liberals, in favour of coal-fired electricity— an energy source that kills and damages children’s lungs. Unless you support Dalton McGuinty’s plan to blot the horizon with wind turbines you are worse than a NIMBY— you are complicit in killing children. The shrillness and [...]
Since his Reform Party days, Stephen Harper has been crusading against Canada’s unelected Senate—though he didn’t mind stacking it with Conservative appointments. Now, Harper has “called in” his Tory majority to defeat climate legislation in a cynical abuse of process. Many Canadians are dismayed at the defeat of Bill C- 311, the Climate Change Accountability [...]
Owen and Julianna Tyers channel Santa and Mrs. Claus while huddling to keep warm at the Consecon Santa Claus Parade on Saturday afternoon. Santa makes his next County appearance in Bloomfield on Friday night. Tweet
The road to the Grey Cup Last Sunday’s semi-final between the Saskatchewan Rough Riders and the Calgary Stampeders was played on the frozen tundra of Alberta, in the meanest weather conditions. At times, the mercury was registered at minus 20 degrees, give or take a few degrees with the wind-chill factor. Now we have not [...]
Dear Suzanne, Recently you reminded me heart disease is the number one killer of women in Canada. Indeed, heart disease claims the lives of one in four women in this Country. Imagine that! Every single one of us knows someone with heart disease and, because women tend to think of cardiovascular disease as a male [...]
Dukes rack up two more in the win column Simon Bessette is a fun guy to watch. The moment he steps on the ice he is moving. Churning his feet forward. Hungry for speed. He is usually the first Dukes player on the ice. Alert fans will have witnessed a typical Simon vignette on Friday [...]
PEFAC celebrates fifth anniversary It has now been five years since the Prince Edward Fitness and Aquatic Centre (PEFAC) came into being. From the loud voices and noisy controversy into which it was born out of the vestiges of the RecPlex, PEFAC has emerged as a self-assured, yet modest, organization. It still leans heavily on [...]
What if you were asked to join an organization to give advice and no one asked your opinion? That seems to be the dilemma faced by the municipality’s Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC). The EAC was formed shortly after Mayor Leo Finnegan first took office in 2004. It has struggled ever since to find its purpose. [...]
Liability risk too great to insist skateboarders wear helmets Does this make sense to you? For the past season and a half, the staff at the County’s arenas have been required to wear hockey helmets when they operate the ice resurfacing (Zamboni) machines between periods and uses. The same head protection is required for the [...]