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BROCK’S BANTER: Reality Check

By Brock Weir There are a few times every year when one has an idea for a column and ultimately sets it aside for any ...

OTTAWA REPORT

By Lois Brown, MP Newmarket-Aurora Supporting and honouring our Veterans through the Last Post Fund I would like to take this opportunity to reaffirm our ...

FRONT PORCH PERSPECTIVE: Transit

Transit Planning By Stephen Somerville For most of my business career, I have had quite a hike to get to work. I would either make ...

SENIOR SCAPE: Forever Young

By Jim L. Abram Bob Dylan’s 1974 album, Planet Waves, featured the song “Forever Young” and this is the song that popped into my head ...

POLITICS AS USUAL: Political Ethics

By Alison Collins-Mrakas Political ethics, or the lack thereof, has been much in the news as of late. To many, the mere concept of political ...

Spending doesn’t reflect supposed constraints

(Re: 2014 Fire Budget should be tightened, June 12) It was interesting to see how hardnosed Council gets with taxpayer funded items. The Central York ...

Why should we foot the bill?

(Re: Morris launches lawsuit against Town over 2010 defamation case) I’m curious if Ms. Morris would have shared her $6 million with the tax payers ...

Traffic cameras are a cash grab

I’ve been reading about red-light cameras and how some intersections within our region will have these devices installed. I believe this initiative to be little ...