Columns
As Christmas approaches, we seem to be in a blend of the new and the traditional. Shopping experts suggest the expectation that people will spend less this year, as the rising cost of food makes people think twice...
Hopping into the future, Shout, threaten, repeat, Wanted: Transparency
There are bumble bees, honey bees, earth bees and wood bees (the kind that bore circular holes in wood). However, at one time, the term wood bee had a different connotation.
Quick apologies to all mi familia out there, but, let it be known that I have never seen any of the Fast and Furious movies. Not the original Fast and the Furious, not 2 Fast 2 Furious, not the Tokyo Drift one...
December arrives despite the dedicated efforts of disturbing radicals rallying to rid the region of all cembers, greedily and fiendishly de-cembering one cember at a time until their dreadful and demented dreams of a cemberless situation...
Every time I turn on the news on TV these days, particularly as we approach winter, there seems to be stories about the number of homeless people and the need to find them warmer accommodation than tents for the coming winter.
On the rise, Uploading... please wait, Inspiration at home
Woke Hill, found equidistant 'tween Cypress Hill and Ms. Lauryn Hill (in addition to being the titular hill in Kate Bush's song, "Running Up That Hill", but not to be confused with "Solsbury Hill" because I am not dealing with...
Today, we bring you groundbreaking news that will surely make you question the very fabric of our society - literally. The recent ruling by the Federal Court declaring Canada's ban...
As well as Shawn's story on last week's front page announcing the 50th season of the Blyth Festival, I also received the Festival's newsletter announcing the season.
There is a poem, by Linda Ellis, about the dash between the birth date and the death date of an individual. It reminds us that the living that takes place between birth and death is what is important.
Anyone who has followed this column in recent years will know that I've taken a bit of an interest in cooking. Since we first found out that Jess was pregnant with Tallulah, way back in the winter of 2019...
Greetings gardeners, gardenees, gardenistas, gardentists, garden creatures like ants, snails and worms, and all those who stand on garden for thee - welcome back to The Chaff, your number-one source for being numero uno, or as the French say, "We're...
More than a week after I was inducted into the Ontario Community Newspaper Association (OCNA) Hall of Fame, I've finally had the time to put some perspective into the experience.
Stretched a bit thin, Do we not bleed?, The unsung heroes
Many years ago, I wrote a column and received some unexpected fanfare as a result. A rather kooky man who has been known to run in various elections in this area from time to time came into the office to tell me just how much he'd loved it.
As we prepare to mark another Remembrance Day, we will honour the memory of those who gave their lives to protect our freedom, but we also must realize how important it is to forget old enemies.
Ladies, gentlemen, anyone, everyone, someone and no one in particular, it's a momentous day for The Chaff as we bring you an exclusive celebrity interview, or Chaff-terview as they're more commonly known to our obsessed fan base
It will never be right, The freedom to farm, Groundhog Day
It had been a long, hard time, with over four years of loss, fears and sacrifices, when there was a declaration of the end World War I.
Back in 2021, I remember a refreshing bit of uprising that took place after famed footballer Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 110th international goal, passing Ali Daei to become the greatest male goal scorer in world soccer history.
Welcome back to the Chaff-eteria for another serving of what some people call the "tainted lunchmeat" of newspaper columns - The Chaff.
Once again the Middle East is consumed by war and many of us in the West wonder if there will ever be peace in the region and what it would look like.