By Ronald Zajac , 13 March 2014 Breathe through the nose, Brockville... type Civic Affairs Read more about Breathe through the nose, Brockville... OK, Brockville, take a breath. Deep, and through the nose. Before you sink us back to 165th.
By Ronald Zajac , 12 March 2014 Will workouts help draw business? type Civic Affairs Read more about Will workouts help draw business? Debbie Stagg speaks to city council on Tuesday.
By Ronald Zajac , 10 March 2014 A workout for the head and heart type Civic Affairs Read more about A workout for the head and heart Debbie Stagg speaks to city council's planning committee. It's not unusual for a city council to bend or suspend the usual zoning rules when presented with an emotionally compelling case.
By Ronald Zajac , 4 March 2014 People give Brock Trail a pulse type Civic Affairs Read more about People give Brock Trail a pulse Same chairs, different day...
By Ronald Zajac , 25 February 2014 Will the OPP spice up the offer? type Civic Affairs Read more about Will the OPP spice up the offer? There is still plenty of ground to cover before the Ontario Provincial Police's current exercise in billing reform arrives at its final result.
By Ronald Zajac , 18 February 2014 Can we save open-air skating? type Civic Affairs Read more about Can we save open-air skating? Rotary Pad opening (photo by Darcy Cheek) It was easy to see, while covering Monday's opening of the Rotary pad rink, why some folks might resist the idea of covering the rink with a roof.
By Ronald Zajac , 9 February 2014 It's not the Apocalypse, but it's not Utopia type Civic Affairs Read more about It's not the Apocalypse, but it's not Utopia Half a year ago, in a story I wrote about Statistics Canada’s labour force survey, I led with the following: “The good news is: the bad news is probably not so bad.”
By Ronald Zajac , 4 February 2014 From 'pig' to possibility type Civic Affairs Read more about From 'pig' to possibility I guess it was all in the combination. Or make that recombination.
By Ronald Zajac , 28 January 2014 Time to think beyond the tweets type Civic Affairs Read more about Time to think beyond the tweets [img_assist|nid=15|title=Budget binder|desc=|link=none|align=middle|width=900|height=383] For more than a year now, I've been thoroughly enjoying practising Twitter journalism.
By Ronald Zajac , 15 January 2014 Slow dawn for 'Age of Aquatarium' type Civic Affairs Read more about Slow dawn for 'Age of Aquatarium' “When the moon is in the Seventh House/And Jupiter aligns with Mars/ Then the tanks will fill with otters/And the lots will fill with cars. “This is the dawning of the Age of Aquatarium... “