One of the many Christmas images we have is that taken from Luke’s’ gospel of the shepherds keeping watch over their flock. The reference to shepherds reminds us of David’s earlier calling to be king with which you may be familiar with from the Old Testament, where he too was...
As a child I was always one who had a terrible time waiting for Christmas morning. Given the chance, I would have opened my presents at the earliest moment possible. Fortunately, my parents always had the good sense to make us boys wait. While other families we knew had this...
Whether your concern is for the environment, equal rights for women and minorities, or our ability as Canadians to supply our largest market south of the border with our goods and services, you are probably not happy with last week’s election results in the U.S. And certainly, if you are...
Why are people so angry about Christmas carols in November? A couple of years ago Shoppers’ Drug Mart decided, in response to customer feedback, to nix playing Christmas carols this month. This year they seem to have relented and are now waiting until Remembrance Day has passed. It is amazing...
Zhanna is our new Office Administrator, she started in September 2016. We think she’s an amazing fit – very comfortable and capable around technology, she comes equipped with an amazingly warm personality and adds a great energy to the office with her smile. Welcome Zhanna! If you haven’t had the...
For many, autumn means hockey. Whether you are off to the local rink with the kids for an early Saturday morning game or live in the seemingly eternal hope of Leaf’s Nation, many welcome the perennial return of Canada’s favourite sport. My son joined the ranks of hockey parent this...
True North Brass will be performing a very special Christmas concert to benefit the YRMG Santa Fund on Saturday, November 26th at 7:30 p.m. They will be joined by special guests, the Take Note vocal ensemble. This promises to be a wonderful evening of top-notch entertainment provided by five of...
Thankfulness and gratitude can, at times, be hard things to aspire to. We may wish to be thankful in all things, we may long to show gratitude for the blessings we have received, but thankfulness and gratitude may be beyond our reach or slip from our grasp. Sometimes we think...
I recently attended a service at an Anglican church in a small town with which I had at one time been quite familiar, having often visited relations there as a child, and later a young adult. This town was fairly representative of small towns in central Ontario back in the...
A Prayer of GRATITUDE for World Arm Wrestling Champ Heidi Cordner St. Paul’s community pride is beaming knowing that a local resident of Newmarket has won the women’s right-hand hammer at the World Arm Wrestling League Championship that was held in Vegas in June of this year. In addition to...
