Commentary

Valuing the many

April 6, 2021

By Nate Smelle If there is one skill that the human species has mastered throughout its history, it is the art of making the same ...

For money or fresh air?

By Nate Smelle On March 29, 2020 the provincial government reported that four people had lost their lives to COVID-19 that day. That same day, ...

Walking without boots

By Nate Smelle As the snow vanishes into the warm air of the approaching spring, the landscape comes to life with a wave of movement ...

Here comes the sun

By Nate Smelle Of all the months in the year, March bears the most signs of seasonal change. When the icicles start dripping, the water ...

A new tool

By Nate Smelle While listening to the March 3 meeting of Hastings Highlands council on YouTube over the weekend, my mind returned to the focus ...

Sunshine, lollipops and virtual campaigns

March 3, 2021 By Nate Smelle Since the recent announcement from Hastings-Lennox and Addington’s former MP Mike Bossio that he would be running in the ...

Achtung eh!

Feb. 16, 2021 By Nate Smelle Last week instead of tuning into programs such as The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless, ...

Game-changers

Feb. 9, 2021 By Nate Smelle Super Bowl Sunday … is there a more sacred day of the year in the United States? Some might ...

Making the most of cabin fever

Feb. 2, 2021 By Nate Smelle Today is Groundhog Day. Like clockwork, this morning every Ontarian’s favourite meteorologist – Wiarton Willie – emerged from his ...

One year later

Jan. 27, 2021 By Nate Smelle Monday, Jan. 25 marked exactly one year since the first case of COVID-19 appeared in Canada. Reflecting on the ...

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