Editorial

As was highlighted by the United Way of Bruce Grey this week, food insecurity is a growing problem in Grey-Bruce and across the nation. Anyone who has been paying attention to the news over the past couple of years will be all too aware that we are in the midst of a growing opioid crisis, with new overdoses and fatalities...

This year is certainly moving along rapidly. So much so that it nearly escaped me that this weekend is Thanksgiving. It wasn't until Tuesday morning, when I was about to write this column on another topic, that I realized quite by accident that Thanksgiving is nearly upon us. Thanksgiving is my favourite of the holidays, and it falls conveniently during...

I am in my 20th year of living in the Municipality of Meaford, and I am glad that I decided to move here all of those years ago. There are many things I love about this community, but there are also things that frustrate me, and things that I would change if I could, but on the whole, I...

While we have had a warm beginning to the autumn season, we are starting to see some of the leaves in the trees turn colour, a nice complement to the many scarecrow displays that have been created in this municipality in recent weeks, in preparation for Meaford's Big Fall Weekend, which is now just a week away. With another successful...

Whether I agree with them or not, I am always very interested when people share their opinions on issues that face us. Throughout my life I have often learned more from folks with whom I have differing views than I have learned while staying safe within my bubble of like-minded friends and acquaintances. In recent years however, we seem to...

When the scarecrows begin appearing in the downtown area of this municipality, I know that my favourite time of year is fast approaching. Autumn has always been my favourite time of year, and after I moved to the Municipality of Meaford nearly 20 years ago, thanks to the Scarecrow Invasion it became an even more special time of year for...

As we have seen over the course of this year, the opioid crisis that we have read and heard about in larger communities has indeed arrived in Grey-Bruce. I have been growing more and more concerned with the increased number of reports I have been receiving about overdoses, some fatal, that have occurred in our local area over the past...

Summer is winding down. The evenings are beginning to cool, and the leaves on the trees will soon begin to turn colour. School kids will return to the classroom to embark on another year of learning, and shorts and sandals will soon be replaced by scarves and mitts. While there are still a few weeks of summer left officially,...

Nobody likes potholes. Not only can they ruin an otherwise pleasant drive, they can damage your vehicle, and bring frustration to a perfectly good day. Potholes just aren't fun, and motorists understandably loathe them. Over the summer I have seen many Meaford residents complain on social media about the state of some of the roads in this municipality. While those...

As summers tend to do, this summer has flown by quickly. We are now in the middle of August, and in just a few weeks summer vacations will come to an end, and students will return to the classroom. Parents' schedules will shift from days at the beach or the park to making lunches and ensuring homework gets completed....