Northwest Local Community News

Complaints About Hydro Outages Unwarranted, Letters To The Editor

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Bob Johnson,

Dear Editor, It seems there is at least one person in the area who is still not pleased with Hydro's efforts to restore power during the ice storm. He claims that "facts...

Global Governance Is Sorely Lacking

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Paul Whittaker,

Dear Editor, The Bangladesh tragedy is a symptom of the ongoing corporate push for greater profits. It is not an isolated incident and it is a global problem. Three cents per T-shirt is about as low as it gets currently, surpassing Haiti where western interests have overthrown democratically elected...

Lessons Not Learned

Posted on May 23, 2013 by P.H. (Phil) Etter,

Dear Editor, History teaches us that a characteristic weakness of the human race is the well-demonstrated inability or blatant refusal to learn from the lessons of history. Many of the ramifications of the senate scandal have surfaced in the media and I have no doubt that others will come to light...

Daily Bus Service Proposed For Asphodel-Norwood

Posted on May 23, 2013 by John Campbell

EMC News -Norwood -Asphodel-Norwood could have its own bus service by early next year, and it won't cost the municipality anything, says the head of a transportation company that wants to establish a transit system for all of Peterborough County. Darren Parberry, CEO and president of Metis Transportation...

An Older And Wiser Nawaz Sharif?

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Gwynne Dyer

EMC Editorial -The first time Nawaz Sharif became prime minister of Pakistan was almost a quarter-century ago. His second term was ended fourteen years ago by a military coup that drove him into exile. Now he's back, a good deal older, but is he any wiser? Pakistanis seem to think so-or at least...