“I am trying to write my column today but having trouble because all the news is so dismal,” I emailed …
CRAZY IN MAPLE LEAF
“You are something, perhaps crazy!”That’s the email my older and wiser sister wrote to me when she heard I was …
Steven Aulis décroche un prix d’envergure : 125e anniversaire de Christchurch Canterbury
Steven Aulis et son prix Marion Phelps devant les portes gothiques du Canterbury Centre qu’il a reconstruites. « Eh bien, ma …
REMEMBER HOME CHILDREN
Joel Barter sent us a terse message: “The first Home Children wreath ever laid in Quebec will be in Bury …
C15
I’m itching to move forward on my project to write about the Witch of New Mexico Road.Most people think she …
WOOLLY BEAR
You know the banded woolly bear caterpillar, don’t you? The one that is covered with short, stiff hair bristles, bands …
BOOK OF HOPE
After 21 months, we are still swept up in a COVID-19 pandemic caused by a knobbly virus called SARS-CoV-2. SARS, …
PASSPORT
Yes, I have my vaccination passport.I’m proud to say I’ve kept my little yellow booklet safe since 1971. It’s approved …
CELEBRATING STEVEN AULIS
Carpenter-craftsman Steven Aulis has touched just about every inch of the Christchurch Canterbury – the erstwhile Anglican church – all …
RAMBLES
Literary Rambles with Steve Luxton.Anyone who has heard Steve speak knows he has the gift of a silver tongue, spinning …
SWEET SPOT
Sawyerville’s sweet spot has just grown smaller and more secretive.This week I invite you to sneak with me into the …
COMMON GOOD
A close friend told me she would not be getting vaccinated against Covid-19, and had decided not to tell acquaintances …
Bilingual Status of Municipalities : Newport and Bury adopt a resolution
Newport Municipal Hall. During their meetings on June 7, the municipal councils of Bury and Newport both voted unanimously in …
Statut bilingue des municipalités : Newport et Bury adoptent une résolution
Hôtel de Ville de Bury. Lors de leurs séances du 7 juin, les conseils municipaux de Bury et de Newport ont …
OUT OF BOUNDS
Emerging from pandemic hibernation, we are stretching and sizing up the great outdoors, the land of shopping, movies, arts and …
BELONGING
For some decades now, many English speakers in Quebec have expressed a sense of not quite belonging in their homeland. …
BLESSED BOONIES
Back in the last quarter of the 20th century, I lived in downtown Montreal, mostly on The Main. Buying fresh …
HAND-TO-HAND!
How are we surviving the pandemic? By now, we’ve each discovered our own coping strategies. In our house, one of …
CHANCES ARE GOOD!
Select a service, enter your postal code, and you’re in.By now, I’ve visited the Portal3.clicsante.ca website at least 15 times …
READERS DEBATE!
Anyone who listens to CBC Radio knows about the Canada Reads competition. But did you notice that the books are …
RHUBARB
Red buds in mud / of rhubarb bed / my heart leapsHow to express that little rush of hope you …