Finance Minister Dwight Duncan seemed pretty impressed with the provincial budget he brought down last week, and his fellow Liberals are cheering him. But the same can't be said for Conservatives, both in Ottawa and at Queen's Park. More...

The residents of Cookstown should be very pleased by last week's provincial funding announcement. Essentially, the Innisfil Public Library Board applied for $2.85 million in funding for the Cookstown library and community centre project, which is scheduled to be built on the old Cookstown Agricul... More...

The mean-spirited letter to the editor by Earl Rumm of Geranium Corporation (in the March 26 edition of The Scope) underlines more effectively than I ever could the fact that the developer of the proposed Big Bay Point mega-marina would rather try and steamroll his critics More...

The community event calender is provided as a free public service to non-profit organizations to announce upcoming events. Deadlines are no later than Monday for that week's issue to COMMUNITY EVENTS, P.O. More...

Since I pass by Trotter's Garage at Fennel's Corner everyday, I always look at the sign out front. For several days now it has said: Think Spring. Think a Lot Harder. I'm thinking, I'm thinking and it's a lot harder than I did three weeks ago when the sign first appeared. More...

The Tackling Violent Crime Act introduced by our Conservative Government focuses on four distinct areas of violent crime, including: serious gun related crimes; drug and alcohol impaired driving; sexual exploitation of youth by adult predators; and dangerous and repeat violent offenders. More...

Nantyr's curling elite will be gunning for a provincial championship starting today. During the next four days, Nantyr Shores Secondary School's girls varsity curling team will be participating in the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association championships in Peterborough. More...

Grant Tester has been tasting chili for years. At the age of 10, he's become somewhat of an expert on the hearty stewlike meal. He enjoys the texture of chili, the chewy and mushy combination between meat, vegetables and kidney beans. More...