Sticks and Stones and Financial Goals (Mike Alford, Alford & Associates)
Let’s start with a simple question. Would you rather your home’s foundation be built from sticks or concrete? Sticks will support your home for a short period of time before they rot and eventually collapse your home, quickly and without …
A Dark Life (Herb Harker)
A Dark Life by Herb Harker The child has lived here for an awful long time. I know how old he is; five years going on six soon. He has
Diary of a PSW: Robert’s Grief (Brenda Bondy-Caldicott)
Today seems like it will never end. It’s sweltering in here, and the urine smell isn't making me feel well at all, at this retirement home job. Today,
What is a PSW? (Brenda Bondy-Caldicott)
A PSW is a caregiver who provides help to a person needing assistance from the effects of aging, disability, illness, etc., often under the direction of registered staff. The
How to use the Grand River (Kait Fowlie, @KaitFowlie)
When I was growing up in Brantford, it seemed like few people were bold enough to publicly divulge their Grand River frolics. Whenever anyone did, it was rarely
Commemorating the War of 1812 (Danielle VanEvery, @QueenyD16)
Despite stereotypes and assumptions that First Nations men are warriors, Haudenosaunee peoples – both men and women – have always wanted to avoid war. During the era of
Fighting Illiteracy With iPads (Patti Berardi, @Patti_RogersTV)
Brantford’s Major Ballachey Public School has recognized that many of their students are coming to kindergarten without early literacy skills. In Brant, 27 per cent of our kids
Katimavik: Why It Matters To Us (Leisha Senko, @LeishaSenko)
Katimavik, a program that's touched millions, enlisted thousands, and changed for the better hundreds of communities across Canada, is officially no more. Its cancellation, and other strong austerity
Volunteering is Supposed to be Fun (Andrew Macklin, @AMacklin)
Volunteering: It’s an unselfish act that most of us do to show support for something we care about. We make time in our already busy schedules to freely
Commonplace: Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct (Graeme Gordon, @Sputnik_News)
On the website Essay Experts Inc., a slick salesman in a YouTube video on the main-page pitches to customers “model papers” that are “completely customized and 100 per


















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