Lay it on the line

June 30, 2015

By Nate Smelle NO MATTER WHAT assignment it was that I reported on over the last few weeks, the talk around town has been revolved ...

Revitalize area tourism as a priority

I’m up on the Eagles Nest. It’s a spectacularly warm and sunny September afternoon. Tourists visiting from Oshawa ask that I give them some directions. They are up here for two weeks of rest and relaxation, and want to know about the local restaurants, coffee shops, and such.

Changing policy; honey and vinegar

Bancroft, I think it might be time to take a deep breath and regroup.

Harvest the North

By Nate Smelle APPETITES MAY VARY IN intensity, but no matter what our station in life may be we all look forward to our next ...

Acknowledging truth

By Nate Smelle THE WORDS “TRUTH AND reconciliation seem to be appearing in the mainstream media more and more these days without much explanation behind ...

Saying goodbye to a friend

I’ve written before about my old dog Bear. The time has come for the last word.

Thank you Terry Fox

“It was dark, 4:30 [a.m.] or 5 [a.m.] or maybe 5:30 [a.m.], and he was coming down Hwy 2 on that hill before Thickson Road [in Whitby],” explained my mother when I asked her if she had seen Terry Fox. She was 16 when he ran his Marathon of Hope. “I was a teenager, it was hard to get up that early. “There were 20 people on the street. All of the sudden we could see him in the distance behind a car that was coming really super slow. As soon as the car got out of the way then people started cheering and they’re going, all right Terry, Terry yay.”