Perspectives

I recently had occasion to witness a couple of examples of shoddy workmanship. In both cases, it was not tradesmen who did not have the experience or knowledge to do their work, but seemingly a carelessness or lack of pride in their work.

Memo to Mayor and Council: Can you hold off on the proposed sale of Otter Lake property until you consider this possible scenario? In my February 29 column, “If I had a Million Dollars” I suggested that developing the Otter Lake property as a residen

Brand loyalty, or even political loyalty, has no comparison to a man’s loyalty to his barber. I speak from the old school, those who get hair cuts. I freely profess to know nothing about the loyalty of those men who get their hair styled.

Too many years ago a group of us on motorcycles took a trip to the East coast, a trip on which we planned to use the ferry at Bar Harbour, Maine to take us to Nova Scotia.

Mayor Vic’s new way of doing business paid a big dividend last week when he found a way to provide free bus passes for a year to veterans of WWII and the Korean War.

Somehow the title ‘PPP’ (Public Private Partnerships) did not work for me. Pee Pee Pee would have the PC thinking this was not in good taste, akin to potty humour.

North Bay city council took two steps last week that stoked the fires of nationalism. In an unanimous voice they approved the placing of an Italian flag in Lee Park as requested by the Davedi Club.

To knee, or not to knee: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The pangs and pains of injuries and arthritis Or to take action with a surgeon against a sea of pain, And by opposing it, end it.

Ever since we first began slinging rocks and shooting arrows at each other we have tried different defences against these weapons falling from space.

The numerous calls for a Forensic Audit at the North Bay Mattawa Conservation Authority are certainly an understandable reaction from citizens concerned about the financial mess.