Columnists

You think this winter was tough?

—  6 March 2019

Think this has been a tough winter? Compared to the winter of 1971 this one has been the…

Getting dressed can be a challenge

—  6 March 2019

It’s challenging to get kindergarteners dressed for a snowy day recess. In comparison…

OPINION: Cornwall’s Si Miller Arena

OPINION: Cornwall’s Si Miller Arena

—  1 March 2019

After losing the Victoria Arena in the Great Fire of 1933, Cornwall asked for the publics opinion:…

An iconic kiss

—  27 February 2019

The U.S. Navy sailor captured in the iconic V-J Day kiss photo taken in Times Square on…

Cornwall area photographer loves to capture nature and wild life

Cornwall area photographer loves to capture nature and wild life

—  27 February 2019

While she is out enjoying nature armed with a camera, Cindy Rowe, a long-time Martintown…

Do you think the weather man is fake news?

—  20 February 2019

A Toronto newspaper poll on the weekend asked readers if they trusted weather forecasts? Only…

“Nightlife” in Cornwall

“Nightlife” in Cornwall

—  16 July 2018

My Dad has often told me, “Getting drunk in the seventies was an easy task, all you had to…

Cornwall Memories from The Seventies

Cornwall Memories from The Seventies

—  28 June 2018

At one point or another, we have all sat around a table during a family gathering and listened…

A Long Overdue Celebration of Life

A Long Overdue Celebration of Life

—  1 June 2018

On May 22, a customer walked up to the bar at the Royal Canadian Legion (where I work), and…

The Gray Family and their slave, John Baker

The Gray Family and their slave, John Baker

—  18 May 2018

James Gray was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army. At the end of the American Revolution,…