Does MNBP Get a Fair Shake from Bruce County? How Do...
By John Francis
Every autumn, the Ontario Community Newspaper Association (OCNA) holds an “Independent Publishers’ Retreat”. It’s a chance for the few dozen independent newspapers...
Publisher’s Rant: Do Residents Have Rights? Do Daytrippers Have Rights?
By John Francis
As 2020’s stunning tourist season winds down to a dull roar, Bruce Peninsula locals are beginning to emerge from self-imposed lockdown and...
We Complain About Clueless Visitors – But Highest-ranked Google Searches Yield...
By John Francis
I walked around Tobermory quite a bit on the Saturday and Sunday of Labour Day Weekend. I wanted to see how crowded...
Too Many People Are Coming Here. So What Do We Do?
By John Francis
Facebook and Instagram (and, for all I know, TikTok) are seething with scandal about the crowds at all our favourite places. They...
Reframing Tourism From Cheap and Cheerful to a Badge Destination
By John Francis
Back in the day, when Brownies or Cub Scouts did something difficult, they got a badge to sew on the sleeve of...
Six Overcrowded Weekends Left to Endure
By John Francis
Governments, businesses and people in general around the world are experiencing deer-in-the-headlights moments trying to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Northern Bruce...
Publisher’s Column: COVID-19 is About to Get Real in Our Community....
By John Francis
Back in April and May a lot of MNBP residents got very indignant about people coming up to their cottages during the...
State of Emergency Continues But Suddenly We’re Open?
By John Francis
On Thursday June 4, Premier Doug Ford, together with Vic Fedeli, Ontario’s Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, announced that...
Channelling Dr Bonnie Henry — Be Kind; Be Calm; Be Safe
By John Francis
Things were pretty quiet in Tobermory on Victoria Day weekend. I was surprised to hear from our correspondent Joanne Rodgers that there...
Cottagers are Not the Enemy
By John Francis
There has been a lot of anger and scandal on social media about cottagers coming to the Bruce Peninsula for the weekend...