Opinions & Letters/Columns

Witness alerts police to location of impaired driver

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

This column will alert the public to crime in their community. Information is compiled and submitted by Cst. Ian McKellar, Hamilton Police Service.

Go Charlie!

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

First and foremost, I'd like to congratulate Flamborough's own Charlie Cetinski on his remarkable journey across Canada. Charlie and three other wheelchair athletes are now a good way through their cross-country wheelchair marathon, Wheel to Walk.

Split from city won't happen

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

De-amalgamation will never happen! Why? Because it would bankrupt the City of Hamilton.

Order of Canada choice a 'travesty'

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

As a Canadian citizen and a Catholic chaplain, I am deeply ashamed and sincerely disappointed that the Order of Canada was presented to a person who has destroyed the lives of thousands of the unborn.

Timely message

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

I am writing this letter in the hope that it will bring a cheerful message to everyone.

Pet care peeve

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

An article in the Toronto Star had me seeing red this week, after two Toronto-area business owners, who referred owners of a dying pet to mobile veterinarians for at-home euthanasia, were faced with charges of practicing veterinary medicine without a licence.

Close the cyber-bully loophole

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

Cyberbullying should be a criminal offence.

QP update

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

With summer here and the first session of our second government mandate behind us, it's a good time to take a look at what our government has accomplished over the last six months.

Time to listen to voters

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

I would like to comment on Ward 14 councillor Robert Pasuta's meeting a few weeks ago and the voices of the majority of the people that attended.

No LOL for text message policy

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

In response to the decision by Bell and Telus to charge 15¢ per text message (even for spam): this is unfair and extremely biased on their part.

Illegal businesses in city, too

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

Re: Rural business crackdown, Review, July 4

He's got us all shook up

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

Normally, Elvis fever doesn't hit my sister, Kathleen, and I until the latter part of July when the Collingwood Elvis Festival beckons. But this year, it struck a little earlier, thanks to the efforts of car enthusiast Maurice Corsi of nearby Carlisle and Oldies 1150 radio personality Ray Michaels. The two men organized last weekend's Classic Cars and Elvis Competition at the Rockton fairgrounds and they've vowed to return next year with an even bigger and better event.

Just hot air?

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

While it's refreshing to see Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper exhibiting some leadership qualities at the G8 Summit in Japan, we're not entirely sure his soft position on worldwide global warming emissions truly reflects what all Canadians want.

Culprits shatter LCBO window, steal liquor bottles

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

This column alerts the public to crime in their community. Information is compiled and submitted by Constable Ian McKellar, Hamilton Police Service.

Dividing outdoor space into mini garden oasis

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

With the frenzy of spring planting behind us, it's now time to sit and enjoy our mini-Edens.

Church settles in Waterdown

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

In April 2008, St. James United Church on Parkside Drive in Waterdown celebrated the 180th anniversary of the arrival of the Methodist Church in the village.

A warm 'thank you'

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

The Strabane Women's Institute would like to thank all those fine knitters in our community that donated many rectangles to allow us to complete the blankets we put together to give to the homeless in Hamilton.

Leave rural businesses alone

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

(Re: Rural Business Crackdown, Review, July 4)

Brenda Jefferies Covering the bases

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

At one point in time, I worked for a gentleman who was a very enthusiastic supporter of youth sports organizations. With a teenage son of his own, he waxed positively evangelical about the benefits of keeping kids out of trouble through involvement in team activity: soccer, football, hockey, volleyball - anything, really - to keep young adults on the courts and fields and off the streets.

Keep pets out of suffocating heat

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

It should not come as a shock to anyone anymore that it takes only minutes for a pet to suffocate in a car on a hot summer day.

Farmer calls police after discovering slain animal

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

This column will alert the public to crime in their community. Information is compiled and submitted by Cst. Ian McKellar, Hamilton Police Service.

Charity drop

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

This very plucky journalist is jumping out of a plane for charity. That's right, I'm skydiving in hopes of raising money for the Planeterra Foundation.

Community supports animals in need

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

Our 1st Annual Elizabeth Otter Pet Parade was a huge success, raising approximately $5,000 for Animal Adoptions of Flamborough. Even the weather was on our side.

VMA an alternate way to tax

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

My apologies for the long-winded letter, but enough is enough.

Mystery solved

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

Twenty-five years ago, I was working in the small town of Petrolia in southwestern Ontario, when the unthinkable happened. A retired hairdresser living alone was murdered in her home.

Glorious and free

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

"We in the United States are very lucky, in a way that's easy to take for granted. We are surrounded by two great oceans and by two nations we count as friends. Think of the fate of other nations, and how much of their histories have been shaped by hostile neighbours.

Thieves botch attempt to steal vehicle

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST

This column will alert the public to crime in their community. Information is compiled and submitted by Cst. Ian McKellar, Hamilton Police Service.

Wave that flag on Canada Day

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST

Everywhere you drive these days, flags from the around the world are flying from passing motorists.

Councillors asked to explain slots vote

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST

The following letter was forwarded to Councillors Tom Jackson and Chad Collins:

At your service...or not

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST

Most of the time, I'm your typical consumer. I shop, I eat out, I have something repaired. And while I'm never "happy" about the paying part, I'm generally easygoing about concluding a transaction if I feel I'm getting some value for my hard earned dollars.