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Happy… errr… Birthday!
(May 13, 2011)

What do Samantha Morton, Darius Rucker, Stevie Wonder and Harvey Keitel have in common?Well, other all being in the entertainment industry (Morton and Keitel actors, Rucker and Wonder musicians) they are all celebrating birthdays - TODAY, FRIDAY THE 13TH!Since every year will have at least one and u

Is Knee-Jerking or Goose-Stepping the Answer?
(May 10, 2011)

The following is a personal opinion piece. If you have comments PLEASE feel free to send me your thoughts and ideas here at Teeswater.Ca! - ml * * *They say in politics 'Spin is Everything!'...Yesterday started off with a news item on CKNX about how Chesley High School ranked #4 on the Fras

Benefit for The Geary Twins
(May 9, 2011)

In times of need, smaller communities like ours are ALWAYS the first to pitch in and help. We see that with our own River Village Coop Grocery Store.This afternoon another opportunity arose for Teeswater and area residents to show we are first to help!Simon and Dalan (Dedman) Geary are the proud par

What’s In A Day?
(May 5, 2011)

Hey, it's Thursday! Is that earth-shattering or what?Today is May 5th or 5 - 5 if you are numerically oriented. It is the 751st anniversary of the coronation of Kubla Khan, the 190th anniversary of the death of Napoleon and sadly, the 30th anniversary of Bobby Sand's passing in Long Kesh Pri

My Canada – Mon Canada!
(May 2, 2011)

This is my country, I was born here and like 33 million other Canadians happy and proud to remove my hat, face the flag and sing 'Oh Canada' at the top of my lungs.I was all too happy to answer the call from my country and I sleep easier at night knowing that my children will ALWAYS be Canad

Mike Must Be Smiling
(April 30, 2011)

"We must keep on trying to solve problems, one by one, stage by stage, if not on the basis of confidence and cooperation, at least on that of mutual toleration and self-interest." - Lester B. Pearson * * *My former Father-In-Law once said "Mark, if you only spent half the time you w

The Royal Whatever
(April 27, 2011)

Ok, I am probably going to offend someone (or a goodly few hundred) but I fail to see what all the palaver is over yet another Royal Wedding.Here we are in the middle of a war (Afghanistan), some serious domestic tampering (fake pictures of Michael Ignatief in combat and inapropriate passing of immi

Is Politics Bad For Your Health?
(April 23, 2011)

Unless you've been out of the country lately you can't have missed the fields of red and blue sprouting up all over the countryside - Conservative blue and Liberal red that is.I am not sure how 'green' this election is, with the amount of fossil fuels burnt to create all those plasti

One Paper Cup
(April 22, 2011)

The problem is huge, sometimes so huge that we get lost in where to start...Major industries with bottom line profits to protect further confuse us with 'pseudo-science'...But as individuals we can make a BIG difference if we think small and act large...If today you pickup one - 10 gram pi

We’re Voting CBC!
(April 19, 2011)

We don't live in Toronto... or Vancouver... or Montreal...While a majority of Canadians have left their rural roots looking for a better life in the city, rural Canada still feeds the nation and provides large numbers of soldiers for Afghanistan or wherever our government wants to send them.Th

Evolution Speaks in Teeswater!
(April 14, 2011)

Evolution is not a force but a process; not a cause but a law. John, Viscount MorleyFrom the packed hall at the Teeswater Community Centre last night evolution is speaking loud and clear in Teeswater! And today the management board of the River Village Coop Market will begin to sift through the pac

Loose Lips Sink Ships!
(April 11, 2011)

If you are still thinking, as a Canadian, you are living in the freest, most open society on the planet, Welcome to the 21st Century!Oh wait, did I burst your bubble? Sorry about that, there are lots of days when I wished I was back in 1968 Vancouver Island when the biggest decision was whether to g

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