No danger to public safety after CN freight train derails in Pefferlaw: CN
A CN freight train derailed this morning at approximately 6.45 am in Pefferlaw, Ontario, between Weir's Side Rd and Foresty Dr.
Three CN tank...
Heritage designation comes too late to save Coolmere Lodge from demolition
By: Mike Anderson
Although the town's heritage committee was recommending that Willow Beach's historic Coolmere Lodge be preserved, council took no action to save the...
Ford, Moe and Higgs to announce deal on development of small nuclear reactors
TORONTO — Three of Canada’s premiers will announce Sunday a plan to fight climate change by working together on small nuclear reactors, a company that’s developing...
Georgina avoids dark streets for the holidays. But the cost would give Scrooge a...
By: Mike Anderson
It was a nip and tuck affair, but the town will have new LED holiday decorations up in time for Christmas after...
Hiking carbon tax to $210 cheapest way to hit Canada’s climate targets: commission
OTTAWA — The Ecofiscal Commission says quadrupling Canada’s carbon price by 2030 is the easiest and most cost-effective way for the country to meet its...
Editorial: It takes a village to build a clinic
By: Mike Anderson
It’s been nearly two years since the medical clinic on Dalton Rd. burned down, and there hasn’t been much progress made to...
November 24, 2019 Issue
Photo source: Nubia Navarro (nubikini) from Pexels
This issue includes:
Toys for Tickets: “No Tickets and a Toy Drive Would be Better.”Rural Internet Speeds Below...
Two in five indebted Canadians don’t ever expect to escape debt, says survey
TORONTO — Two in five indebted Canadians don’t expect to escape debt in their lifetimes, says a new survey.
The Manulife Bank of Canada debt survey...
Toys for Tickets: No tickets and a toy drive would be better
By: Tanya Edwards
Starting November 22 and running until December 6, the town’s Toys for Tickets campaign will give residents another way to pay their...
Water prices increasingly unaffordable for low-income households
As utilities upgrade their systems, some households are facing steep rate hikes...
