February 2022 Justin Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act is a perfect example of his failure as a leader. Invoking the modern version of the War Measures Act is a desperate act by Trudeau to save his political hide by making it look like he’s in charge and not caving in to “the mob.” One …
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February 2022 The centrepiece of the Utopia Conservation Area, west of Barrie, Ontario, is the historic Bell Grist Mill, also known as the Utopia Grist Mill, is a 118-year-old restored grist mill, and one of the few original remnants of the Village of Utopia. It’s survived not only a devastating hurricane, but also deterioration from …
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February 2022 Could Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have been any less gracious? The recent trucker protest in the nation’s capital was more than just against vaccine mandates, particularly for cross-border truckers; it was more against the restrictive measures that we’ve all been subject to over the “two weeks to flatten the curve” and the …
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February 2022 While the rights of Canadians to hold a peaceful protest must always be protected, if politicians and the citizens of Ottawa insist that police move in and disburse remove the truckers and their supporters, it may not go smoothly. If I can offer Ottawa Chief Peter Sloly some advice, it would be that …
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January 2022 Published in Burlington Local News, 30 March 2022 The Beach Strip between the cities of Hamilton and Burlington, in southern Ontario, has been a popular summer destination for residents seeking relief from the summer heat for more 100 years. The Beach Strip is a 4-mile long strip that stretches from Spencer Smith Park …
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January 2022 Kingston Road in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, formerly part of The King’s Highway #2, was once a major east-west travel route in and out of the east end of Toronto. Like many of the provincial highways across Ontario, the section through Scarborough featured an assortment of motels, serving as a haven for …
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January 2022 So let me get this straight: back in the beginning of the pandemic, when no one was vaccinated and PPE equipment was in short supply, and we really didn’t know what we were dealing with, truckers were considered essential workers and allowed to freely cross the border, thus ensuring that our store shelves …
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January 2022 The Ontario Government of Premier Doug Ford recently announced that construction on the long-proposed Bradford Bypass highway will proceed, as they promised after being elected in 2018. The much-needed highway, which has support from Bradford West Gwillimbury Mayor Rob Keffer and other local politicians, will begin construction in early 2022. The Bradford Bypass …
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January 2022 The historic City of Kingston, Ontario, is known for being the original capital of the United Province of Canada (in 1841) and being the birthplace of Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. Nicknamed the “Limestone City” because of the many heritage buildings constructed using the plentiful limestone mined in the area, …
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January 2022 The historic southern Ontario town of Picton, dates back to the early days of British North America. First settled in the 1780s by United Empire Loyalists who fled north during the American Revolutionary War, the town was named after Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton, second-in-command to the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of …
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