Editor's Corner

Disappointed with turnout As a relatively new resident to the Pelham area, can I state how very disappointed I am with the woefully low turnout at the recent municipal election.

P utting Parkingate to rest: While I had hoped to stay out of this particular brouhaha, with this week’s second letter to the editor regarding mayoral candidate Frank Adamson’s choice of parking spot, there are a couple of useful points to add, and t

Charles Duncan never disguised who he was F or women whose trauma began two decades ago, some measure of justice arrived last week on the gavel of a St. Catharines judge. Ex-doctor Charles Duncan is going to jail .

Welcome to the hell of underfunded healthcare

A sad loss: The passing of former Pelham Town Councillor Gary Accursi last week at the comparatively young age of 72 came as a shock to many.

A s regular readers know, I generally prefer to keep things light in this space, and the mood will indeed brighten in a moment. First, though, a recent act of vigilantism can’t go unanswered—even if it was an eye-rollingly dumb one.

What real journalism—unlike social media—does at its best F irst the fun stuff: Before we get to what’s behind that headline, let’s take a walk on the brighter side...

How should a society treat those who break its laws?

Publisher's Corner April 15, 2020 T ake it from someone who has spent more time around local politicians than is healthy for anybody—Mike Ciolfi was one in a million.

L AST SATURDAY , as news of various Niagara closures started rolling in, my wife, Yasmin, and I took the dog for a walk around our neighbourhood. While the morning was on the cool side, the sun shone down brightly.