Community Voices column

Every year, The St. Catharines Standard seeks members of the community to serve as volunteer columnists for the newspaper. The Community Voices section serves the important purpose of providing local perspective on a wide variety of issues.

Columnists serve an equally important role as members of The Standard’s community editorial board. Of the 13 Community Voices for 2012-2013, four are from Brock University: chemist Ian Brindle; educationist Darlene Ciuffetelli Parker (who also sits on The Globe and Mail’s special advisory panel on education); political scientist Charles Conteh; and nurse Lynn McCleary.

Recent contributions include:

The 'economic flu' that plagues Niagara
By Charles Conteh, April 1, 2013

Niagara worked to build its university

By Ian Brindle, Mar 8, 2013

Every child must feel they belong
By Darlene Ciuffetelli Parker, Feb 20, 2013

A path forward for Niagara's economy
By Charles Conteh, Feb 6, 2013

Brock is there to boost Niagara's economy
By Ian Brindle, Jan 27, 2013

What brings brighter days in tight times?
By Darlene Ciuffetelli Parker, Jan 5, 2013

Reinventing Niagara's economy: Putting new wine in new bottles
By Charles Conteh, Jan 3, 2013

Dig deep to find answers to mental health problems
By Lynn McCleary, Dec 1, 2012

Educationally speaking, what's the point of your story
By Darlene Ciuffetelli Parker, Nov 26, 2012

Struggling to thrive in a changing world
By Charles Conteh, Nov 8, 2012

Those unclear opinion polls
By Ian Brindle, Oct 26, 2012