How telling stories can be more than a simple exercise in curiosity
That’s interesting. Those two words are paired together in a way that draws the reader—or listener—into any one of countless stories that can be told.
Opinion
Will what we’ve bought turn out to be what we really need?
It wasn’t much of a surprise last Thursday (at least for some of us) when Ontario voters decided the “best before” date on the incumbent party had expired.
Building community, one conversation at a time
This Wednesday, I’ll be publishing the conversation I had just a few days ago with Chief Joanne Rogers, the first woman leader of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation.
Strength in our community comes from small but significant parts
When Sarnia-Lambton was undergoing a particularly troublesome time from an economic standpoint, a former Member of Parliament for our area, Roger Gallaway decided he would do something about it—the “it” being a lack of sustainable investment in the area that included a “winding down” of Dow Chemical’s Canadian presence and a general economic malaise.
Podcaster/author brings a new perspective to how to ‘make it’
More often now and perhaps ever before, I find myself thinking about how I can make this place I live in a better one than it was when I arrived.
Maybe Sarnia isn’t quite as ‘broken’ as I thought
In recent days, I’ve written a couple of pieces—HERE and HERE—that offer suggestions as to what’s needed to “Fix” Sarnia.
Why Caroline Mulroney shouldn’t be the new PC leader
Caroline Mulroney, the daughter of a former Prime Minister of Canada, came to town on Saturday, her specific goal being to win over registered members of the Progressive Conservative Party, which is holding a leadership contest ahead of this June’s provincial election.
‘Fixing Sarnia,’ Part 2: Let’s start from the beginning and work from there
A couple of weeks ago, my column about “Fixing Sarnia” generated a fair amount of interest.
Let’s bring this not-so-new ‘killer app’ to our community
You may be familiar with the term—”killer app”—as one that found its way into the computer lexicon in its early days.
‘Fixing Sarnia’ is going to take more than money
This is a topic that keeps coming to mind, especially in the wake of a somewhat fractured relationship (or relationships) that appear to be part of the political landscape in the City of Sarnia.