570News – Gary Doyle

The song of the day is “Slip Sliding Away.”  Insurance adjusters are planning on when to phone in sick, cause it’s about to get busy.  There have been way too many fender benders, and some more severe.  There were a few people plunked on sidewalks that all failed to nail the landing.  They’ll lose style [...]

How many times have I said “fix it before I need it?”  My mantra about our healthcare system.  Perhaps I should rephrase.  “Don’t delist it until after I’ve used it.”  Healthcare Minister Deb Matthews says it’s going to happen. That way we can save money.  What’s on the list?  Nobody knows for sure, but there [...]

If there is one thing the Prime Minister can always count on, it’s free advice.  Paul Martin says if you want to figure out how to fix the issues surrounding First Nations, perhaps you should actually go visit a Reserve.  The Native Leader all want face time with the P.M. and all have a laundry [...]

In the end,  class was dismissed and the bell didn’t ring.  Nor was there a new time set for ringing said bell.  The Waterloo Region District School Board was tasked with deciding on moving bell times back for schools but when the clock struck ten, the Board put the decision on hold.   Later start times [...]

When a General falls in battle, do you promote a Colonel, or go get another General to take over?  It’s a question I was asked in a history class decades ago that made me ponder.  That was my initial reaction this morning when I heard that Jim & Mike are out as co-C.E.O.’s up the [...]

Sometimes, hockey players are their own worst enemies.  The equipment is designed to protect, but if emerging NHL stars like Taylor Hall won’t wear their lids in pre-game warm ups the potential exists for serious injury.  Hall is actually lucky all he received is a 30 scar gash on his forehead from an errant skate….it [...]

The question is,  should the school board’s get their alarm clocks synchronized.  The savings would be considerable if bell times changed to make it easier to use one bus than two to get the eager learners to and fro.  There are concerns, of course. There always will be.  I keep saying every line of every [...]

Budget time is called crunch time for a reason.  The numbers get crunched, taxpayers feel crunched and our elected officials get an ear full.  Maybe both ears.  Every year the cycle repeats itself.  The Police Chief has to defend his requests,  The City Works people are on the defensive and everybody agrees, any cutting should [...]

If you were to get more of your charitable giving back on your taxes, would you donate more?  Some might, but there is a large chunk of giving that never gets a receipt.  Ten bucks here,  a toonie to a person down on his or her luck… a fundraising garage sale… the list is endless, [...]

I’ve spent a good chunk of my morning reading commentaries and editorials based on the weekend gathering of the Liberal Party of Canada.  It would appear the Liberals are being called forward thinking, despite being led by a 63 year old, and others call them desperate for agreeing to legalize marijuana in a bold attempt [...]