John’s Column: Old Forests: Sources of Knowledge Speakers Offer a Path
By John Francis
The 2025 Sources of Knowledge (SOK) Forum was held in Tobermory, Oct 24 to 26. The subject was Fire, especially Forest Fire....
Letter: SEPO Endorses Establishing Community Wildland Fire Protection Plans
The following letter was sent to Mayor Milt McIver and Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula Council.
Dear Mayor McIver and Council,
The reality of a major...
Letter: Venus Cat Family Update – Twelve Kittens Need Forever HomesBefore...
November 4, 2025... it is getting cold at night and the garage, turned into a nursery, where the Venus kittens are living, needs to...
Letter: Council’s Refusal to Enforce Bylaws Undermines Public Trust
Residents across the North Bruce Peninsula should be deeply concerned by council’s growing tendency to avoid enforcing its own bylaws — particularly when it...
John’s Column: We Must Defend Our School Board — Even When...
By John Francis
In the last issue of this paper I talked about clumsy school bus route planning which results in some elementary students from...
Letter: Hiking The Grotto – A Mirror Of The Writing Process
No trip to the North Bruce Peninsula is complete without a stop at the Grotto. For a writer, hiking there is more than a...
Letter: Commercial Advertising Funnelling Traffic Down Chetwynd Lane
To the Editor,
Chetwynd Lane in Lion’s Head is a narrow, single-lane gravel road with no shoulders, no sidewalks, no parking, and no turn-around. It...
Letter: Newspapers Aren’t “Junk Mail”
Bruce Peninsula Press Responds to Canada Post/CUPW Refusal to Deliver Unaddressed Community Newspapers
The following letter was sent to Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MP Alex Ruff responding...
John’s Column: Elementary Schoolchildren on a Bus For Two Hours Each...
By John Francis
I have heard complaints that elementary-age schoolkids are spending up to two hours each way on the school bus to Bruce Peninsula...
Letter: Venus Cat Family –Over the Halfway Mark!
Summer isn’t officially over but even the cats know we are heading into a different season. They sleep better with the cool nights.
The month...