Armchair Archives

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Remembering 2004 tsunami and how our city helped

December 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

The following editorial was first published on Dec, 25, 2014, 10 years less a day since the devastating Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004. Today, Dec. 26, 2020, it’s now 16 [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Sappy Christmas movies are a threat to world peace

December 20, 2020 // 1 Comment

This column was first published Dec. 11, 2014. Nothing has changed. ONE OF THE CURSES of this holiday season is the annual onslaught of what we, in our house, call “sappy [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – City’s heritage is being turned into brick fireplaces

July 4, 2020 // 1 Comment

The Armchair Mayor is on staycay this week. In place of his usual editorials and columns we present some blasts from the past. The following column was originally published [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Tales of woe from the land of the shifting soils

July 2, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Armchair Mayor is on staycay this week. In place of his usual daily editorials and column, we offer blasts from the past. The following column was originally published [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Things to know about ourselves on Canada Day

July 1, 2020 // 1 Comment

The Armchair Mayor is on staycay this week. In place of his usual daily editorials and column, we offer blasts from the past. The following column was originally published [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Downtown core may have no choice on Sunday opening

June 30, 2020 // 1 Comment

The Armchair Mayor is on staycay this week. In place of his usual daily editorials and column, we offer blasts from the past. The following column was originally published [Continue]