This teach-in is for you if you’re concerned about Land, Food and Water, and who isn’t?  It’s organized by Idle No More, with local groups such as AWARE Simcoe, and the Springwater Park Citizens Coalition. Thursday, January 17, 2013, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. outside the Ministry of Natural Resources office, 2284 Nursery Road, Midhurst The […]

You might be thinking, Granny Power, Grandmother Power, what’s going on?  Powerful grandmas? That’s exactly what author Paola Gianturco explores in her latest book Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon.  With beautiful pictures and inspiring words Paola presents grandmothers around the world who are making a difference in the lives of their communities.  In country after […]

Here’s a website well worth checking out:  www.grannypowerthefilm.com. Have a look at clips from the documentary film Granny Power by Canadian director Magnus Isacsson.  This dynamic film traces the Raging Grannies movement from its founding in British Columbia 25 years ago, and shows examples of Granny activism in action over 10 years The Montreal Raging Grannies […]

Three years ago, on September 22, 2009, Simcoe County Council voted by a large majority to finally abandon its plans to put a garbage dump on Site 41.  This site is right on top of an aquifer containing some of the purest water in the world.  Very bad idea, but the Council didn’t seem to […]

By Granny Molly A meeting took place in Barrie on Wednesday, August 8, concerning the establishment of a location that would provide a number of different services to the disadvantaged members of our community “Under One Roof”.  The meeting was organized to enable public input to the proposal.  I attended, recalling that we Grannies had talked for many moons about doing something for the homeless […]