Columns


Won’t you join us? No.

I’m allergic to joining things. The first thing I ever joined voluntarily was the Brownies, and that was only because I loved the uniform. Then I found out there was a knitting test (bear in mind I am talking about the last millennium here).

Talk of the Town: Time to join the dots on election issues

by Ben Embiricos
With just weeks until town election day (Oct. 25) what issues are on candidates’ and voters’ minds?

Taking Care of Business

By Bruce Stapley
The Whitchurch-Stouffville Chamber of Commerce is adopting a little glitter in an attempt to elevate the status of its annual Business Recognition Awards. The awards, which are to be held at a ‘Sparkling Reception and Dinner’ Sept. 23 at Stouffville Creek Retirement Residence, will take the form of the Academy Awards as Business, […]

A walk on the wild side

Whitchurch-Stouffville is a beautiful place to live. While many former fields are now filled with new homes, places far from the madding crowd still exist in abundance.

Wesley United Church

by Maurice Smith
Whitchurch-Stouffville has an abundance of fine churches both in town and throughout our countryside.

The Rusty Years

When I was on staff at Sunnybrook Hospital we had a big geriatric service. One of the commonest problems among elderly patients was falls. I knew that, but didn’t really appreciate it until years later, like now, when I have become an old geezer myself.