How many of us have awoken in the middle of the night with a slight pain in our lower right abdomen? As brave men, although somewhat naive in the self-diagnosis department; we—ignore it. Then in the middle of the following…
Mark and Cynthia Tijssen hosted a pig roast on August 9th for the members and potential members of the Dufferin Landowners. To me, it was a great success. A general count put it over 50 adults and they brought their…
While driving home a couple of weeks ago, I passed a field with beef cattle contentedly grazing on green pasture and then a field of corn. The best field of corn in the area, four feet high on the first…
The entire objective of environmentalism is to mislead the people in order to impose a political agenda. Former Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus wrote in his book “Blue Planet in Green Shackles” that: “Environmentalism is a movement that intends to…
It was remarkable to be in the UK when the Brexit referendum results were announced. We stood on a high hill looking out over Blake’s pleasant pastures and verdant green where the spirit of self-government lived on to the dismay…
Earlier this year, the OLA eNews was contacted by Jean Hamel who owns a lot on Hastings Drive, Long Point. She and her family are being prevented from building on this lot, which was zoned as Hazardous in 1986 following…
July 5, 2016—Ottawa, ON –The Government of Canada is asking Canadians about what they think immigration means for Canada, and how we can continue to grow our nation through immigration. Starting today until August 5, 2016, Canadians can get involved…
On October 18, 2013, an application was filed with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to question the constitutionality of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act [the OSPCA Act]. This application has been brought in…
With the sale of Hydro One by the Wynne government, the Ontario Ombudsman no longer has oversight of the utility. Instead, reporting directly to the board of directors, Fiona Crean is the Ombudsman for Hydro One. Like many of you,…
Brexit. Wow! Who would have thought that any country would bow out of what was promoted as an economic masterpiece created after the Second World War to try and bring the countries of Europe into the same fold. The hope…
