“Curtailing or controlling some of the objectionable projects that people have protested about — with more such developments coming — will be difficult,” writes Kevin MacLean. “Because we’re not just fighting developers, we’re fighting provincial mandates.”

“Whether you want to retain NOTL as an idyllic place to live and wish we could pull up the drawbridge to keep outsiders away, or you embrace it as “wine country” … the reality is our wee town is growing, it is changing and it will never be what it once was,” writes editor emeritus Kevin MacLean.

“As Canadians, we (and our leaders) need to set aside divisions, to fight collectively for what is best for our nation, to work together to help those in our society who need it most  — and to build a stronger Canada that can withstand the winds of Trumpian blustering while boosting opportunities and making life safer and more affordable for all,” writes Kevin MacLean.

“With new party leaders, new platforms and the spectre of Donald Trump, past voting patterns might mean little,” writes Kevin Maclean. “And while on some streets in urban NOTL, the Kaiser signs outnumber Baldinelli signs six to one, the rural constituency seems far more blue than red.”

The upcoming federal election is “vital for the Tories,” writes editor emeritus Kevin MacLean, “who hope to gain power, and to the Liberals, who want to revamp and legitimize their party under newly crowned leader Mark Carney.”