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This is the time to get to a Farmer’s Market

This is it. Right now. Simran Sethi says this is the time to get to a farmer’s market and savor the tastes of the summer. Don’t squander it. This is the season when fragrant peaches yield to the touch, carrots don’t look anemic, and tomatoes taste like tomatoes. You know what I’m talking about. Tomatoes: [...]

The Future is Being Written Right Now

The world, it seems, is reaching a critical juncture in history. Current trends are pointing towards dramatic changes in government and society. Long standing institutions are scrambling to stay afloat as new rivals challenge old ideas. Meanwhile, the global elite, foreseeing these changes, is fighting to retain control over a global system that is being [...]

Hackers shut down EU carbon-trading website

Anti-carbon trading activists shut down the website of the European Climate Exchange (ECX), over the weekend, replacing the site with a spoof page lampooning the industry. The website of the London-based carbon credit trading platform was hacked at close to midnight on Friday and showed the spoof homepage for around 22 hours. It then took [...]

Community mourns Paul Vozoris

By Trina Berlo – A Wasaga Beach icon has died. The community is mourning Paul Vozoris who died Sunday at the age of 64. Emergency crews were called at 10 a.m. July 25 when Vozoris was discovered on the side of the road at Mosley Street and 18th Street. Fire Chief Mike McWilliam said vital [...]

7 Secret Ways We Are Being Poisoned

The trust placed by consumers in scientific studies and Federal oversight committees has been violated in service to profit so that products are allowed to enter the marketplace with reduced safety standards.   The synthetic chemicals we encounter on a daily basis in our food, water, and environment are increasingly shown to be disastrous to [...]

Lineup announced for Film Festival

By Chris Fell – The Meaford International Film Festival (MIFF) returns this Labour Day weekend for its fourth season with an outstanding lineup of movies. MIFF announced its lineup for this year’s festival at a special press conference at Meaford Hall Thursday afternoon (July 22). Producer Michael Anderson made the announcement and said the Festival [...]

Municipality of Meaford Volunteer Appreciation BBQ

The Municipality of Meaford invites all volunteers to attend the annual Volunteer Appreciation Day being held on Thursday, August 19, 2010, 4:00 – 7:00 pm at the Rotary Pavilion located at the Meaford Harbour. Anyone who volunteers in any capacity, with any group or organization serving the community of the Municipality of Meaford is invited [...]