The plight of Guelph's lack of news coverage was a  focus last week when local police did not publicize liberal MP's arrest.  Globe columnist @JohnIbbitson  even took to twitter to sound off on the dangers of disappearing local news.  Said much of the same and more when the axe fell on ou…

Wrote this back in 2010 well before others, including Macleans  got into the act.  One of the tougher decisions my wife and I had to make as parents was to decide whether to send our kids into French Immersion (FI).  Our school board offers the program at the Junior Kindergarten level and therefore…

Originally published, in the Guelph Mercury Feb. 25, 2011 The water conservation rebate program here in Guelph represents just one more example where City Hall has extended itself beyond its mandate and spent beyond its means. Under normal circumstances when a business has less demand for its produ…