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ROBINET: I can stop whenever I want!

Apparently, when I find a new hobby, I throw myself completely into it.   Since it’s been such a long time since I started doing something new,...

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ROBINET: Dear Red Cross, listen up

Over the years, we’ve donated to the Canadian Red Cross on occasion.   It’s not a regular occurrence by far, but apparently once you’re on...

08.04.2024 6

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ROBINET: Two shopping extremes, one budget

My sister Roseanne and I headed for the bright lights of the big city of Toronto over the Easter weekend; a rare event indeed!   Not only were we...

02.04.2024 10

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ROBINET: You go girls!

The May Court Club of Chatham recently recognized half a dozen women who have made significant contributions to our community.   They are:...

26.03.2024 10

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ROBINET: Food insecurity a major issue in C-K

There’s no shortage of irony in food-related news coming out of the municipality these days.   Sadly, but not surprisingly, the public health...

19.03.2024 7

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ROBINET: Not in our backyard, please

The owners of York1 must be feeling pretty confident that their bid to reopen and expand the former Dresden landfill site will be approved by the...

11.03.2024 6

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ROBINET: The whirlwind continues

A quick recap for those who may have missed last week’s offering:   Friend Marg and I headed south recently. First stop: St. Louis for a...

04.03.2024 3

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ROBINET: A whirlwind of a road trip

As of this Sunday evening writing, I’m sitting in a room at the Historic Boone Tavern in Berea, Ky.    It’s the last leg of a two-week...

26.02.2024 7

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ROBINET: More transparency needed from SSOs

The envelope containing a reminder that it was now time to book my next mammogram sat on my desk for a good few weeks before I decided to suck it up...

09.02.2024 2

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ROBINET: Kicking it old school in 21st century kitchen

Like most of us these days, I absolutely hate the idea of wasting food.    And so, earlier this week I was confronted with the unfortunate fact...

29.01.2024 8

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ROBINET: Supportive cabin proposal step in right direction

While it may have been overshadowed by another matter, a move by Chatham-Kent council to undertake a new initiative to address homelessness is a step...

23.01.2024 4

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ROBINET: The Imagine Chatham-Kent saga continues

Well, if all goes to plan, we the taxpayers of Chatham-Kent will soon be the owners of the old Sears building and loading dock in the Downtown Chatham...

16.01.2024 2

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ROBINET: My friend Leonard

11.01.2024 4

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ROBINET: And that was 2023

With just a few more days left to enjoy/experience the remains of 2023, it’s that time of year where we typically take a quick review of the year...

20.12.2023 3

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ROBINET: A star and a baby

At this time of year, the thoughts of Christians around the world are centred on the birth of one baby.   His parents, Mary and Joseph travelled...

12.12.2023 2

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ROBINET: A few answers to the many questions

In a recent column, I outlined some of my concerns regarding the proposal to move municipal operations out of the current Civic Centre and into the...

05.12.2023 6

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ROBINET: I can’t Lego of this

When I was six years old, my family moved from England to Canada.   It was a very long time ago, but I still remember the events surrounding it...

29.11.2023 3

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ROBINET: Managing expectations

Well, believe it or not, it’s that time of year, again.   Every year seems to hurtle by faster than the last one, and here we are, with at...

22.11.2023 3

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ROBINET: So. Many. Questions.

Is it me? Am I missing something?   The more I read about the proposal to move municipal operations out of the current civic centre and into the...

17.11.2023 6

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ROBINET: Grown-up family road trip

Well, it didn’t happen without a few hitches, but our long-awaited family trip finally came to fruition recently.    I thought trying to...

10.11.2023 5

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ROBINET: Enjoying a taste of C-K

My dad’s favourite vegetable was brussels sprouts, which he always referred to simply as brussels.   And, I have to admit that my sisters and I...

26.10.2023 4

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ROBINET: Random musings on a Sunday

We are living in difficult times.   Of course, the history of humankind is riddled with difficult times, and as individuals, as societies,...

20.10.2023 3

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ROBINET: Kiddies on ice

It didn’t take too long after moving to Canada when I was six years old, to realize that in this country, ice skating was a thing.   And in...

13.10.2023 2

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ROBINET: Thames battle back in the news

As difficult as it is to believe that it’s already October, it’s equally difficult to believe that an entire decade has passed since our community...

02.10.2023 5

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ROBINET: Letter to a trans kid

Hi there!   You don’t know me, but I see you.   I see that you have far more inner strength and depth of character than some people twice...

28.09.2023 2

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ROBINET: My house of cards

A couple of weeks ago I went to a model train collectors’ show in Woodstock.   Model trains are not an interest of mine, but both my sister...

18.09.2023 3

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ROBINET: ICK decision should be easy

As the deadline for the survey for the proposed Imagine Chatham-Kent (ICK) facility in downtown Chatham drew nearer, I decided to take another run at...

12.09.2023 5

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