Shades of freedom

July 2, 2014

By Nate Smelle The events I found myself covering for Bancroft This Week were just this type of eye opener.EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE events ...

Fear of trying

When Franklin Roosevelt spoke those famous words, a lot of Americans had good reason to be afraid. The economy hit depths never seen before or since. Almost one third of the labour force was unemployed. The savings of millions had been wiped out by the collapse of the stock market and widespread bank failures. Thousands of farms had melted away in the Dust Bowl. Without any government assistance, poor families were literally starving as well as homeless.

Facing up to history

By Tony Pearson Last week, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a landmark decision in the case of Daniels v. Canada. The court unanimously affirmed ...

Tuques off to wind turbines

Do we need to harness the power of the wind to provide us with unlimited clean energy?

Communication breakdown

The same type of communication breakdown that took the wind out of the sails of the Conservatives also prohibited the NDP from making any progress on June 12.

Losses

By Tony Pearson “Don’t it always seem to go/ That you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone?” So sang Joni Mitchell in “Big ...

Volunteering: don’t wait to give back

We hear it every day that there are cutbacks here and cutbacks there. The reality of today is that agencies are relying more and more on the goodwill of volunteers. With our busy lives, it can be hard to find time to volunteer. However, the benefits of volunteering are enormous to you, your family and our North Hastings community. According to Statistics Canada, 47 per cent of the Canadian population volunteered in 2010. Each volunteer contributed an average of 156 hours!