PARDON THE ERUPTION By Terrance Gavan We wonder if Matt Duchene’s skyward glance in his rookie season – just before scoring the shootout goal that propelled the Colorado Avalanche into the 2010 playoffs – was noticed by anyone in that packed arena. Probably not. It was, after all, almost imperceptible; a short peek to the [...]
THE OUTSIDER By Will Jones OK, I win. I’m first, the quickest, the all-time leader, faster than anyone else. At what? At getting bitten by a bloody mosquito, that’s what. Surely it’s a record: March 22was the date, with snow still lying in shaded parts of my garden. That’s when the dastardly beast struck. I [...]
STATE OF THE ARTS By Victoria Ward Mike Daisey, a Brooklyn based monologist (or what I like to call playwright because alone or not it’s still theatre) is a writer who has found himself at an interesting nexus of myth, storytelling and the truth. His show, The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs,describes a [...]
EDITORIAL By Stephen Patrick Just imagine, for a moment, the Haliburton Highlands without volunteers. Here’s a very short list of what would be lost: essential support staff for SIRCH, Community Care, Community Living, the Rails End Gallery, the Highland Storm, the Arts and Crafts show, the Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association, Ducks Unlimited, the Home and [...]
EDITORIAL By Bram Lebo If, like me, you’ve had the good fortune to discover George’s Savoury Pies in Argyle (real lard, unreal crust), you’ll no doubt be familiar with George’s problem: there’s just not enough traffic on that country road to keep the ovens in business. Sadly, George has on more than one occasion had [...]
STATE OF THE ARTS By Victoria Ward Two weeks ago, our publisher made some very interesting points in his editorial regarding cameras that capture, in his case, incorrect traffic violations. The article highlighted the very real problem with Bill C-30 and its invasive techniques that will allow the state to essentially peruse your emails via [...]
EDITORIALS Bram Lebo Warden Murray Fearrey hit the nail on the head when he said we need a plan for economic development in the county. His comments were in the context of a discussion at council about plans to cut $80,000 from the Economic Development and Tourism Department budget, a move that has resulted in [...]
EDITORIALS By Stephen Patrick The debate over the proposed $80,000 cut to the county’s Economic Development and Tourism Marketing Department at last week’s council meeting was, despite its rancour, a positive development for all concerned, politicians and stakeholders alike. This is because the anger the proposed cut has generated among the tourism business operators, and [...]
THE OUTSIDER Will Jones And so it’s begun: my English vacation and the realization that you don’t know what you’ve got ’till it’s gone. We’re inLondon, centre of the world when it comes to many things but especially shopping and shops that my lovely wife likes. She has always had a bit of a habit. [...]
By Victoria Ward To me he seemed like a trapped man, whose only wish was to be left alone, to the peace of his own art and to the tragic destiny to which he, like most of his countrymen, has been forced to resign himself. — Nicholas Nabokov, composer, on meeting Shostakovich in 1949 in [...]
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