Turning off the tap on water waste February 1, 2012
Minto residents will hopefully be a little quicker to shut off the faucet in the next several years.
Town of Minto council members will consider...
The death of common sense January 26, 2012
We at The Express receive many interesting contributions from our readers. We like to include these items in the newspaper when we can, and we thank...
What recession? January 18, 2012
Didn’t you know - everything’s fine here in Canada. The economic situation is rosy, we’ve recovered all the jobs lost during the...
Headlines remind us to protect our community January 11, 2012
We’re only days into the new year and already there are news reports of murders, sexual assaults, kidnappings and robberies in some of the...
Make a list and check it twice January 5, 2012
Recently there was an item on the news about a London resident who had been cheated by a con artist selling tickets for a make-believe children&rsquo...
Council opts to ‘take a stand’ December 28, 2011
Council members in the Town of Minto made this newspaper proud last week when they opted to preserve a way of life in rural Ontario.
Council...
Yes, Virginia . . . December 21, 2011
Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of the New York Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial...
A matter of setting appropriate priorities December 15, 2011
When winter set in with a number of families housed in tents and sheds with no plumbing or furnaces, the band council in the small Northern community...
Shop locally – the benefits are endless December 7, 2011
Where exactly do shoppers’ dollars go?
Once shoppers choose to purchase an item and hand their payment over to a retailer, many don&rsquo...
Go local and everyone reaps the rewards December 1, 2011
“Going local does not mean walling off the outside world. It means nurturing locally owned businesses, which use local resources sustainably...
