Wishing our readers a safe and happy Christmas
by Brent Eades
Another year is almost done. As I look back on the stories...
Letter from Germany 10 – Integration
by Christl Stephanblome
Refugees are still coming, risking their lives by crossing the Mediterranean Sea....
Letter from Germany 9 – Germany adjusts to the huge influx of immigrants
by Christl Stephanblome
Slowly the country comes to its senses and quietens down.After half a...
Letter from Germany 8 – Visit to an emergency accommodation
by Christl Stephanblome
It is difficult to extract information from the newspapers because news is...
The Ottawa Citizen profiles Almonte’s Gord Pike
On November 16 the Ottawa Citizen published a profile of Almonte's Gord Pike.
Mr. Pike,...
Letter from Germany – part 7- Freedom and Security
by Christl Stephanblome
A story
It's a boy, the first refugee baby in Leichlingen near Cologne....
Letter from Germany- Part 6 – Human destiny
by Christl Stephanblome
In writing about the background of the refugee crisis, I will try...
Apple Day in Almonte
by Noreen Young
It was a beautiful autumn day in Almonte last Saturday and...
Letter from Germany – Part 5 – We can do it!!
by Christl Stephanblome
"We can do it!" (Chancellor Merkel)
The atmosphere is changing. The Republic realizes...
Letter from Germany – Part 4- Unity
by Christl Stephanblome3.October 2015. The day of unity was celebrated, a day, to remember...