Each week we collect the contributions from our regular columnist as they appeared on notllocal.com and bring them to you in this post, just in case you missed them.
View from the Couch: A review of Nobody Wants This
Kristen Bell and Adam Brody star as a couple entangled in an unlikely relationship in Nobody Wants This, a new Netflix series that debuted in late September. What does Donald Combe think of the series? FIND OUT HERE
Camping through northern Ontario includes Ouimet Canyon and Amethyst Mining
David and Claudia Gilchrist's Northern Ontario camping trip continues, taking in the 100 metres (330 ft) deep, 150 metres (490 ft) wide and 2,000 metres (2 kilometres; 1.2 miles) long Ouimet Canyon, located several kilometres north of the Trans Canada Highway. They also visit the Panorama Amethyst Mine, where they are able to choose a piece of the freshly mined quartz to take home with them. FIND OUT MORE HERE
Ricky Rap: We must choose between despair and hope
Lasr week's Ricky Rap was inspired by a song by the late, great Kris Kristofferson. This week, it's a song by Willie Nelson, Kristofferson's partner in the classic country group The Highwaymen who is still releasing new music into his 90s, that gives Rick Mills the impetus to think about the energy we put into the world through one decision. Read this week's RICKY RAP HERE.