King Weekly Sentinel

Fingers on the purse strings need to be rapped

I love those mind games where you toss out outrageous answers to questions like “what would you do if ...”

Home-cooked meals bring us together

Mark Pavilons “Instead of going out to dinner, buy good food. Cooking at home shows such affection. In a bad economy, it’s more important to ...

Magna coming to King with its corporate office

King Township is rolling out the welcome mat for its newest corporate partner – Magna International.

Career choices are constantly shrinking

The newest generation of movers and shakers – our children – have an ever-changing career landscape before them.

Enjoying the feeling of summers past

There’s nothing quite like a Canadian summer, when the sun gently kisses your cheeks. It’s as soothing as any aromatherapy or spa treatment.

Linda Pabst speaks openly about her battle with cancer

Roughly two in five Canadians will develop cancer in their lifetime. And one-quarter will die of the disease. No one fully appreciates taking on this ultimate battle unless you’re faced with it. Just ask Councillor Linda Pabst.

We must be our children’s role models

There’s no easy fix to humankind’s current predicament. But we have the resources to make things right and chart a course for a bright future.

Resident creates life-size TARDIS on his property

We all like to get away from it all at times. For one resident, all he has to do is walk across his front lawn and be sent clear across the galaxy. Or at least that’s the idea. Alan Hart, who lives on Mount Wolfe Road on the Caledon-King border, created a full-scale replica of the TARDIS, an iconic piece of hardware from the long-running British science fiction show, Doctor Who. The TARDIS (Time and Relative Dimension in Space) is as recognizable as the starship Enterprise, but less cumbersome.

Newspapers, people help document local history

We are not as tiny as we are led to believe. Human history is brimming with stories, anecdotes, tales and documented events. It’s filled with people, seemingly unassuming sorts, who’ve changed history. Many more had smaller parts to play in this drama that has taken tens of thousands of years to unfold.