Indigenous activist/author Dr. Lynn Gehl at Laurier in Lecture series

BRANTFORD – A Brantford and area citizens group known as Friends and Neighbours of Woodland Cultural Centre and Save the Evidence have been educating non-indigenous…

Razor Hess KOs Marlon Pacheco in third

BRANTFORD – Black-Eye Boxing Club’s fight card held at the Brantford Curling Club in Brantford Saturday was their best boxing event to date. Despite being held…

Traffic stops leads to contraband tobacco possession charge

HALDIMAND COUNTY – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand County Detachment has charged a 60-year-old male under the Tobacco Tax Act following a traffic stop…

The path forward includes all life not just human life

In all the colonial talk, we keep hearing the same rhetoric for solutions to the “Indian problem”. Recently released Federal principles are so principled that…

U19 Girls Box Lacrosse team gains provincial notoriety

SIX NATIONS – As girls box lacrosse continues to grow, so do the opportunities for players. This year the very first U19 Girls Box Lacrosse…

Why the Burtch Tract is so important

By Jim Windle with notes BURTCH – The tract of land known as the Burtch Tract was part of the Haldimand Tract made manifest by…

Report for June and July 2016

By Helen Miller, District 4 Councillor First Nations (FNs) chiefs, councils and educators all across the country are excited with the announcement of the $8.4…

Rebels break eve

SIX NATIONS – If anyone knows the Rebels this season; the games to see are the ones played against teams with older and hardened players.…

Sad About Our Plants

Dear Kitty, I have a very seriously upset family. We spent a lot of time growing our seeds to seedlings and carefully planting them outside…

To all Gardeners

Ask Kitty Hello to all the gardeners, would be gardeners, soon to be gardeners and everyone that enjoys the garden’s bounty. What a fast and…

Indigenous showdown: Bannock vs. Scone vs. Frybread

The debate is as old as inter-nation relations between the indigenous people of North America — what bread reigns supreme; bannock, scone or frybread? Now…

When to start working up the soil in my garden

Dear Kitty This question is kind of simple but I don’t know when to start working up the soil in my garden. Every time the…

Well it is finally here, that wonderful time to start seeds indoors

Well it is finally here, that wonderful time to start seeds indoors. I have a number of letters from folks wanting to know when to…

Soil is the beginning of the gardening adventure

Dear Ask Kitty, This is an unusual question to ask but it’s kind of about gardening. I am wondering if there is any way to…

Getting pumpkins ready for the garden

Dear Kitty, I want you to know we love reading your articles. We are a new gardening family and any help is appreciated. Here is…