by REM Editorial Team | Oct 20, 2010 | Publisher's Page
When I was a kid back in the late ’50s, we had men’s clubs in our communities. Not the creepy men’s clubs like today but honourable organizations that meant well. They were associations of benevolent men who did good things for their towns and charities. They were...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 22, 2010 | Publisher's Page
On March 25, 1969 Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau strode to the podium at the Washington Press Club and famously said to a gathering of American reporters, “Living next to you is like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even tempered the beast; one is...
by REM Editorial Team | Aug 17, 2010 | Publisher's Page
I can always tell a public housing complex in every city and town in Canada when I pass through. Some people call them “housing projects” or other names that are not always complimentary. Almost all government housing projects sadly share the appearance of being run...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 15, 2010 | Publisher's Page
I think it’s time to tell the world to consider moving the United Nations headquarters to Canada. I do not write this as an attempt at wry wit or with any other humour intended. I say this with sincerity. It has been awhile since I went to New York City but not that...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 23, 2010 | Publisher's Page
When I think about the innovation that has taken place in the construction industry over the past century, I am astounded. New homes and condominiums built in our cities today use technologies that are mind boggling. The construction process today is grander, in most...
by REM Editorial Team | May 21, 2010 | Publisher's Page
A wise person once said to me there should be a cap on the amount of time a police officer serves. This person suggested a time limit of five years for working the streets of a major city. The reason is that after five years a police officer would become jaded,...
