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March 25, 2009

Erin could become an exit on a major new highway

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As published in The Erin Advocate Within 30 years, Erin could be ensnared in Southern Ontario's ever-widening web of major highways. Eri...
March 18, 2009

It's time to sequester more carbon dioxide

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As published in The Erin Advocate Finally, the tree-planting season is here. Time to get your hands dirty, get re-connected to the land and ...
March 11, 2009

Basketball a challenge for middle-aged bones

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As published in The Erin Advocate The pains were familiar and to be expected. Your tendons feel too short, your hips need a shot of axle gre...
March 04, 2009

New park could be a boost for downtown

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As published in The Erin Advocate The Town Centre Park proposed for 109 Main Street will be an excellent addition to the atmosphere of downt...
February 25, 2009

Bill Smiley was a welcome guest

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As published in The Erin Advocate Bill Smiley was a newspaper columnist who barged his way into the lives of millions of Canadians by the sh...
February 18, 2009

Exploring Erin's maze of trails

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As published in The Erin Advocate It was a warm, sunny winter morning, so I decided to take a little hike along the rail trail at the north ...
February 11, 2009

Erin needs more affordable housing

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As published in The Erin Advocate When I am ready to retire, I would like to have the option of buying a smaller home in Erin. Is it too muc...
February 04, 2009

White canes help blind live more independently

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As published in The Erin Advocate A white cane has helped give Doreen Cormier the confidence to go out walking in Erin village – but she has...
January 28, 2009

Reading skills essential for well-rounded citizens

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As published in The Erin Advocate Is it not wonderful that children these days are text messaging their friends and using the Internet to le...
January 21, 2009

Make sure that your tax assessment is fair

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As published by The Erin Advocate A sharp rise in Erin property values from 2005 to 2008 has pushed up tax assessments by about 26 per cent,...
January 14, 2009

Ads from yesteryear strike familiar chords

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As published in The Erin Advocate The ad seemed somehow familiar, promising to mail out a sample box that would make me a lot of money. “Liv...
January 07, 2009

Historical atlases sketch progress of Erin pioneers

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As published in The Erin Advocate Back in high school, I cared little for history. We were told that those who forget their past are destine...
December 31, 2008

Making Parliament more relevant to Canadians

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As published in The Erin Advocate After my recent musings on the possibility of a coalition government in Ottawa, I received an email from a...
December 24, 2008

Let’s increase support for EWAG Food Share

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As published in The Erin Advocate In many ways, our lives are defined by the things we do out of habit. It struck me recently that it has be...