Author Archives: Nancy

Malala didn’t get the Nobel Peace Prize but just the same she has won the hearts of many around the world for her courage and her insight. She has remarkable wisdom for a girl of her age and she is … Continue reading →

The citizens of Ontario have learned that the cancellation of proposed power plants, cancelled it would seem for political expediency, will cost close to a billion dollars. The Prime Minister pirogued parliament in the vain hope that Canadians would forget … Continue reading →

For the past nine months I have been working with three other women to bring something exciting to birth! We are bringing physician, humanitarian, activist and author Dr. Samantha Nutt to Bracebridge. We call ourselves Team Nutt and we have … Continue reading →

Audrey Tobias is an 89 year-old and she is one strong woman. Tobias has been in the news this week as reporters covered her ‘day in Court’. She is charged with violating the Statistics Act. Audrey Tobias is a slightly … Continue reading →

Dr. Donald Low was a physician who provided a voice of calm and leadership during the 2003 SARS crisis. He is back in the news but for a very different reason. Dr. Low was diagnosed with a brain tumour in … Continue reading →

We have our second Annual Christmas Market Place coming up in November. Everyone in the congregation is being encouraged to think about how they can become involved. I have been making jams and jellies and pickles – all with the … Continue reading →

9/11. Up until twelve years ago those numbers were little more than a date on the calendar. Today as I sat at a meeting the Chairperson said, “Do you remember where you were twelve years ago?”. Without hesitation everyone could … Continue reading →

The G20 is meeting and the meeting is shadowed with dispute as to how to respond to the bloody civil war that is raging in Syria. While the world leaders play politics and beat the global drums of war, the … Continue reading →

I know it is not the beginning of the year but September always seems to bring that feeling of starting fresh. I guess it is years of patterning when Labour Day signalled the beginning of the school year that prompts … Continue reading →

This is the last long weekend of the summer. The next time people breathe a sigh on a Friday and get ready to enjoy a three-day-weekend will be Thanksgiving. These three days give us that last opportunity for the long … Continue reading →