Columns
It was one of those "kill two birds with one stone" ideas: take each elementary-aged school student in Huron County, have each one contribute a brick, and the rest would be easy.
The King's Speech, Grinding them down, Who's the Boss?
As the parent now of two young people who are old enough to make their own decisions about the entertainment they choose to consume (and not to consume), it has been interesting to see the quality in some of the shows and what they offer to our...
Very early in our investigation, we suspected cliffs. They had been quiet for too long. No suspicious crumbling. No unsolicited jutting. Just cliffs, existing. That's not normal. That's not journalism.
How quickly time flies (particularly for an old-timer like me). It wasn't until I read a story in one of the farm papers that comes to our mailbox that I realized it was 25 years ago this month that the Walkerton water crisis occurred.
Ever since I put my name forward as part of the Blyth Festival Art Gallery Committee, taking on the secretary position, a conversation among members and associated artists has continued to crop up.
All it took was one bad step. We were on assignment, as usual. The assignment? Cliffs. The angle? Steep. The stakes? Irregular but jagged.
We marked the 80th anniversary of VE Day last week with Holland holding various celebrations to commemorate the liberation of their country by Canadian soldiers.
Protection at all costs, Systemic failure, A historic find
Harmonious co-habitation with the microfauna of one's own yard is not achieved by happenstance. It is designed. This week, The Chaff offers an authoritative guide to the deliberate transformation of itself into stable, seasonal accommodation for ants...
You have to spend money to save money - or so the saying goes. I'm not quite sure on that, actually; rewatched Glengarry Glen Ross recently, so I'm entirely off of my financial investment axis.
Perhaps it was my column last week on the end of World War II or perhaps it's my reading currently of the novel The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, about the hardships endured by two sisters in war-time France...
Public, Independent; Rising Every Time We Fall; Burning Bridges
Until this week, leadership was widely misunderstood. Canadians thought it was about power, representation or, occasionally, results. But Pierre Poilievre, ever the disruptor, has liberated us from such outdated notions.
It was something of a surprise to me when I realized we would mark the 80th anniversary of the Second World War next week on May 8.
This week, I want to start here. If you or anyone you know has a "Bucket List" musician you have yet to see live and in concert, please e-mail and tell me your story.
You've got bills!, Come Together, The Art of Rejuvenation
For all of you Danny McBride fans out there, you'll know that his brilliant show, The Righteous Gemstones, is in the midst of its final season.
Over the past few weeks, Canadians have been barking up the right tree, each eager tail wag tracing an arc of anticipation across this great, fur-brushed nation.
Amid all the election talk, it's a promise almost overlooked, but as part of his tough-on-crime platform Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre has promised to use the "notwithstanding clause" in the constitution to impose consecutive...
Fast and loose, Cutting corners, Platforms not hard hats
Months ago, Scott had a little fun with the whole tariff situation, initiating tariffs from The Chaff against my column, Keith's column and others - not even our beloved Betty Graber Watson was exempt.
You vacated the premises, Denny. That much is not in dispute. Your shadow lingered, but the room was empty.
As we approach the April 28 federal election, I sense that, as a senior citizen, this election is more difficult than any in my lifetime.