A treasure lost
It was a particularly cool and crisp walk to work this morning. So clear the stars seem to pierce brilliant holes in the large inky fabric draped overhead. The patterns so clear and compelling one could not help but to pause and take it all in—if for but a moment. It is at these moments […]
2,500 bales
There will be plenty of time to dissect the results from Monday’s municipal election in future weeks—plenty of time to sort out what the electorate was saying and to whom. Instead I will use my space this week to line up behind the many folks so full of pride and gratitude this week to the […]
Our choices
As voters head to the polls The Times respectfully offers our picks to represent each ward for the next four years. WARD ONE PICTON – 2 seats to be elected Bev Campbell and Laverne Bailey are the incumbents in Picton. They are being challenged by Brian Marisett, Paul Morris, Doris Lane, Don Ward and Richard […]
Mayor Finnegan
The first time I met Leo Finnegan was on top of Chuckery Hill. He was just months into his new job as mayor. I was just days into mine. We had assembled for a photo op to mark the consummation of a deal with W3Connex. The rickety outfit promised it would soon bring high speed-internet […]
Counting things
Twelve years after amalgamation we now know what we own and how much it’s worth. For perhaps the first time ever we know the value of things we own as a municipality. It sounds like a minor accomplishment—something that should have been known all along. It is, however, a massive and terribly important achievement by […]
Where’s the plan
Sandy Latchford refuses to answer this question. The candidate for mayor is complaining once more, this time in a campaign flyer, that the County’s current economic development path is a mistake. “What we are doing now is not good enough… It is time for the Economic Development Office to take a new direction.” We’ve heard […]
Simple questions
In just over a month we will go to the polls to elect a new municipal government. Are you ready? I know most folks don’t like to see a long election campaign drag out—but this seems too short—too sudden. At the Times, we are working to get you the information you need to make a […]
Broken dreams
It’s been a tough couple of weeks for Dalton McGuinty on the energy file. Like every tragedy, however, the audience knows going into the theatre things are likely to end badly for the hero in the end. By now most Ontarians have opened and begun to digest their August electricity bill. For many, the experience […]
“New year” resolutions
September. Back to school. A new year of sorts. New beginnings. Farewell to a hot and sticky summer. The season of painted leaves, giant pumpkins and giving thanks is near. It seems the right time, too, for us to say thank you—to you our readers, our advertisers and our critics alike. You have made the […]
On the beach
I don’t know what I would do without Ralph Margetson—especially at this time of year. He has been such a rich store of knowledge and insight for me these past half dozen years. He is knowledgeable about a great many things, but particularly he helps me to understand what it was like to be a […]