For those who enjoy politics as a blood sport, events during the past week south of the border have been worth watching. Just seven days ago, there were six candidates trying to win the Democratic nomination for president of the United States. Today, for all intents and purposes, there […]
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Why have triathlons and other such events? | Commentary
By Don McCormick The recent open house for public consultation on the run route for the 2020 Ironman 70.3 Muskoka race once again provided an opportunity for the public to raise their concerns relating to the triathlon and other such events in our town. Having worked for 25 years […]
Read MoreListen Up! It’s all about leadership | Commentary
Mayor Karin Terziano is not going to be happy with me this week. She doesn’t like being talked about and that is what I am going to do. She is one of those rare politicians who shuns the limelight. She has no idea how to blow her own horn, […]
Read MoreThe Big Challenges Series: population and demographic changes
By Dave Wilkin and Ross Maund Welcome to the third article in the “Big Challenges” series. Here we examine population growth and changing demographics and the potential associated challenges. Our charts depict global and Canadian populations and key demographic change dynamics projected 50 years into the future. The world’s […]
Read MoreShe Speaks: Here we go again
I’m sure by now we’ve all heard that pithy quote about the definition of insanity, but for those of us who may not have, it’s like this: ‘The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.’ I kind of think this is […]
Read MoreHuntsville, we have a parking problem | Commentary
By Ruby Truax It’s not news to anyone that we have a parking problem in our town. There are four municipal parking lots downtown with 150 spaces in total, plus some parking along side streets. The town allows two hours free parking along Main Street as well, but during […]
Read MoreListen Up! It’s about time Trudeau took a stand on rail blockades | Commentary
Main image: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference with members of his cabinet to discuss the rail blockades. (From left) Bill Blair, minister of public safety; Chrystia Freeland, deputy prime minister; Trudeau; Marc Miller, Indigenous services minister; Carolyn Bennett, minister of Crown-Indigenous relations; and Marc Garneau, transport […]
Read MoreNet-zero emissions by 2050? What does that mean? | Commentary
By Hugh Holland Canada committed to net-zero emissions by 2050, joining 65 other countries and the European Union that made that pledge at the UN’s 2019 Climate Action Summit. That means that every ton of CO2 we emit must be matched by a ton that we remove from the […]
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