On Labour Day weekend, like thousands of people from all over the world, I attended the Western Quebec Regional Fair in Shawville, Quebec. You would not be there very long before you realized that agriculture is the basis of this

A businessman was once nominated as a town councillor. I was in that business with my dad when the businessman told my dad: “I don’t want to be bothered with that job.” My dad said, “Is this not a pretty

This is where ALL the mayors get together not just to express their needs and wants for their town or municipality, but also to work together to improve the MRC or county for the collective good. This is where the

Before any long term plans for the future are made, it’s a good idea to take a look back to see what was a good idea and what could have been done better. The early pioneers that came to any

We often witness strife in a country, usually on TV, about how a country should be governed, by whom, and which religion should be in control. This has gone on since pre-biblical times. In many countries we have read in

What would you be proud to pass on to your descendants, and society who will inherit this world, country, state or province, county or MRC, town, city, or municipality? Let’s be honest. In the past, not every leader has been

Sometimes we all should take a little trip back into the history of how and why our ancestors did what they did. Last Saturday, two of our municipalities, the library that they support and the Pontiac Archives that our Pontiac

Look back, think deeply, and move on. Last week was one of the most eventful weeks of my life. We attended a “Celebration of Life” for a relative and lifelong friend, Arnold Brownlee, whose grandfather, David, had taken his wife

“Survival of the fittest” was nature’s way of weeding out the weak. It was the biggest, strongest buck that got to pass on his genes to the next generation of deer. It was the fastest, smartest doe that could outrun

We have just celebrated Canada Day with some of our friends and families. Do we ever get to know who all our ancestors were or where they came from? About 20 years ago, I became partially disabled and started to