Opinion

As many refugees and immigrants continue to unlawfully cross the border into Canada from the U.S., concerns about the potential for criminals slipping through the cracks remain largely unfounded.

Although the cost to deploy community owned broadband infrastructure has somewhat increased, the project nevertheless remains a wise investment.

On Sept. 1, 1980, 22-year-old Terry Fox knew something was different. After 18 miles, his chest hurt and he developed a cough.

On Sept. 1, 1980, Terry Fox ran his last miles. It was a cold, dreary day in Ontario. There were people lining the road as he ran, shouting words of encouragement and hope. He had run 143 days and 5,373 kilometres from St. John's, Newfoundland.

As adjacent landowners, we strongly object to the proposed development of NE & SE 29-32-5-5 and SE 32-32-5-5 as an aggregate extraction facility and oppose the redesignation.

I'm sorry that you didn't get to finish, Terry Fox. But here is what you started. For more than 36 years there have been Terry Fox runs happening every September in more than 9,000 communities across Canada.

About one month ago while proceeding past the new town hall I noticed that the three flags were out of order, out of sync.