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Letters to the Editor, Vol. 4, #2
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Letters to the editor – June 16, 2010

To the editor, I cannot believe all the fuss about the proposed beach volleyball. In 2001, the Canada Games committee 

Advice from Mom, Crediton, Vol. 4, #2
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How to start a new life

Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard The most popular month for people to get married is June. I suppose people 

Crediton, Keeping the Peace, Vol. 4, #2
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How it all began

Keeping the Peace By Tom Lessard, C.D. It was early November 1953 when my fellow apprentice soldiers and I arrived 

Alternative View, Vol. 4, #2
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We are all to blame for this

Alternative View By Lance Crossley Last month, I took a mid-year review of how I was faring with my 2010 

Grand Bend, View from the Strip, Vol. 4, #1
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Who’s to blame?

View from the Strip By Casey Lessard I feel a level of simpatico with Mark Reilly. We’re not friends, not 

Communities, Grand Bend, News, View from the Strip, VIPs, Vol. 4, #1
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Strip brings home OCNA hardware

The Grand Bend Strip and publisher Casey Lessard took home more awards than any other newspaper in Ontario Friday, May 

Alternative View, Vol. 4, #1
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Greece is only the beginning

Alternative View By Lance Crossley As we are nearly halfway through 2010 – scary, I know – I thought it 

Advice from Mom, Crediton, Vol. 4, #1
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Reflecting on mom

Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Happy belated Mother’s Day to one and all. What a great station in life 

Grand Bend, View from the Strip, Vol. 3, #15
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Vision of the future

View from the Strip By Casey Lessard I’ll admit that I don’t spend a lot of time in downtown Grand 

Alternative View, Vol. 3, #15
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Being a trillionaire isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

Alternative View By Lance Crossley Your faithful editor, Mr. Casey Lessard, recently gave me 100 trillion dollars. Seriously. Following a 

Advice from Mom, Crediton, Vol. 3, #15
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Fashion’s faux pas

Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard What’s with this weather already? A couple of nice, sunny days, and then it’s 

Crediton, Keeping the Peace, Vol. 3, #15
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The Grand Tour

Keeping the Peace By Tom Lessard, C.D. My military career of 18 years took me to many places I probably 

View from the Strip, Vol. 3, #14
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Blown away

View from the Strip By Casey Lessard This is the time of year, it seems, when good things start happening. 

Advice from Mom, Crediton, Vol. 3, #14
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Why thinking is a bad thing

Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Daylight saving time: is this a good thing or a bad thing? Whether it 

Crediton, Keeping the Peace, Vol. 3, #14
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Daylight losing time

Keeping the Peace By Tom Lessard, C.D. (Editor’s Note: Please remember that these are memories of a time long ago, 

Grand Bend, News, View from the Strip, VIPs, Vol. 3, #14
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Grand Bend Strip leads OCNA nominations with eight

The Grand Bend Strip leads all community newspapers in Ontario with eight nominations for this year’s Ontario Community Newspaper Awards, 

Crediton, Keeping the Peace, Vol. 3, #13
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Learning the ropes

Keeping the Peace By Tom Lessard, C.D. Arriving at Camp Ipperwash in 1960, I was directed to the battalion orderly 

Advice from Mom, Crediton, Vol. 3, #13
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Understanding my moods

Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard By the time you read this article, I will have started my Lenten fast. 

Alternative View, Vol. 3, #12
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War is the new peace

Alternative View By Lance Crossley In George Orwell’s 1984, the ruling party’s three slogans were “War is Peace; Freedom is 

Crediton, Keeping the Peace, Vol. 3, #12
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ROTF not LMAO

Keeping the Peace By Tom Lessard, C.D. “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” Those were the words that came 

Advice from Mom, Crediton, Vol. 3, #12
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New Year’s hangover

Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Christmas has come and gone and, on the whole, I imagine most people were 

Grand Bend, Letters to the Editor, Vol. 3, #12
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Grand Bend Public School wheelchair accessible playground is a go

It was one year ago this month that it was decided that the Grand Bend Home & School Association would 

Grand Bend, View from the Strip, Vol. 3, #11, Vol. 3, #12
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Grateful for 2009

View from the Strip By Casey Lessard With the mediocre weather and mediocre economy we experienced this year, it’s tough 

Alternative View, Vol. 3, #11
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Happy, uh, New Year

Alternative View By Lance Crossley My wife always makes fun of me after reading my columns because, as she says, 

Advice from Mom, Crediton, Vol. 3, #11
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Dung on twigs, etc.

Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Merry Christmas to one and all. This is one of my favourite times of 

Crediton, Exeter, Keeping the Peace, Vol. 3, #11
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Lighten up, Tom!

Keeping the Peace By Tom Lessard, C.D. It all began about the middle of November. The weather was perfect for 

Grand Bend, News, View from the Strip, Vol. 3, #10
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A tough decision

View from the Strip By Casey Lessard I’m sure Gord Minielly is ready to let someone else be the front 

Alternative View, Vol. 3, #10
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When will our bubble burst?

Alternative View By Lance Crossley Here in Canada, we seem to think we are immune to a housing bubble, so 

Advice from Mom, Crediton, Vol. 3, #10
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A few surprises

Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard My wonderful sister Joan treated Tom and I to Remembrance Day dinner at the 

Crediton, Grand Bend, Keeping the Peace, Vol. 3, #10
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Deserving tributes

Keeping the Peace By Tom Lessard, C.D. I was privileged to attend the Grand Bend Legion’s Remembrance Day dinner on 

Grand Bend, View from the Strip, Vol. 3, #9
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A tribute to the best

View from the Strip By Casey Lessard In the wake of Thanksgiving, it’s important to take a moment and consider 

Alternative View, Vol. 3, #9
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The end of the almighty dollar

Alternative View By Lance Crossley I have said this before, but future generations will write about our time as a 

Crediton, Keeping the Peace, Vol. 3, #9
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The bottom line on sewers

Keeping the Peace By Tom Lessard, C.D. (Continued from last issue) The saga of the sewers continued throughout the town 

Advice from Mom, Crediton, Vol. 3, #9
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Bingo! I’m thankful

Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard I hope everyone enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday. We were lucky to celebrate this holiday 

Grand Bend, View from the Strip, Vol. 3, #8
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Lessons from Saugeen Shores

View from the Strip By Casey Lessard I had the pleasure of driving up the coast a few kilometers with 

Communities, Letters to the Editor, Vol. 3, #8
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Milking sacred cows

Submitted by Brad Harness Leader, Reform Ontario First it was the scandal at eHealth Ontario over misspent public dollars, misallocated 

Advice from Mom, Crediton, Vol. 3, #8
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To health and happiness

Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Did you know that happy people are healthier than people who are always ticked 

Crediton, Keeping the Peace, Vol. 3, #8
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Tom makes a splash

Keeping the Peace By Tom Lessard, C.D. Not long after Crediton’s bridge repair was finished and traffic resumed (but not 

Alternative View, Vol. 3, #7
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U.S. health care reform: a lot of hot air?

Alternative View By Lance Crossley In his weekly radio and Internet address this past weekend, U.S. President Barack Obama lashed 

Grand Bend, Letters to the Editor, Vol. 3, #7
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Your thoughts on enhancing Main Street

To the Editor, Here’s a bit of verse I wrote about ten years or so ago,  With the upcoming enhancement 

Advice from Mom, Crediton, Vol. 3, #7
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Gossip column

Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard On Tuesday, August 18, Tom and I attended the annual chicken barbecue for the 

Crediton, Keeping the Peace, Vol. 3, #7
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Reflections on Crediton

Keeping the Peace By Tom Lessard, C.D. It all began many many moons ago. This is the saga of the 

Alternative View, Entertainment, Vol. 3, #6
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Is the recession over – or just beginning?

Alternative View By Lance Crossley On July 23, Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney announced that the recession was coming 

Advice from Mom, Crediton, Vol. 3, #6
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The complaints lady

Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard “Hello, Complaints Department. Rita speaking. How may I help you?” This is my new 

Crediton, Keeping the Peace, Vol. 3, #6
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Reunited and it feels so good

Tales from the 2009 Lessard reunion Keeping the Peace By Tom Lessard, C.D. My Sunday morning began at 2:45 a.m. 

Alternative View, Vol. 3, #5
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Monetary reform: necessary, but how?

Alternative View By Lance Crossley (The last in a four-part monetary system series) It is astonishing to see how little 

Advice from Mom, Crediton, Vol. 3, #5
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Steamless drive-in

Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Last week, our son Glenn brought his daughters Olivia and Abby for a two day 

Crediton, Keeping the Peace, Vol. 3, #5
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Learning to swim

Keeping the Peace By Tom Lessard, C.D. My family moved from Windsor to Waterloo in 1944 because my dad was 

View from the Strip, Vol. 3, #5
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Have your say on Main Street

View from the Strip By Casey Lessard We’ve been through this process before, but now that funding is coming through, 

Grand Bend, View from the Strip, Vol. 3, #4
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First step to Main Street fix

View from the Strip By Casey Lessard I am delighted to see that – so soon after the beach enhancement 

Alternative View, Vol. 3, #4
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The danger of derivatives

Alternative View By Lance Crossley (Part three of a four-part series examining the monetary system.) Another danger of having a 

Advice from Mom, Crediton, Vol. 3, #4
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Money problems

Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Congratulations to my young friend Tanya, who has accepted a marriage proposal from her 

Crediton, Keeping the Peace, Vol. 3, #4
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Feelin’ alright in Jamaica

Keeping the Peace By Tom Lessard, C.D. I think it was 1969 that word came down from the top that 

Art, Grand Bend, Port Franks, View from the Strip
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Thank you again

View from the Strip By Casey Lessard I want to send my gratitude to everyone who came to my art 

Alternative View, Vol. 3, #3
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The absurdity of government debt

Alternative View By Lance Crossley (Part two of a four-part series examining the monetary system.) One of the unspoken absurdities 

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