Slaughterhouse operator deserved his say …

In the course of some groundbreaking work uncovering a serious threat to public health this week, Im troubled because the paper ignored a fundamental policy regarding fair play.

Last Saturday, we reported on an illegal slaughterhouse, where animals were killed and sold with no regard for sanitation or hygiene. The story began on the front page and had gut-wrenching photos, taken by a reporter – posing as a customer – with a hidden video camera. It took weeks of legwork and was a piece of shining, investigative journalism. I highly commend the reporters for their …

Whitby feels the sting of a Dimanno classic…

This week the Ombudsman got an earful from outraged Whitby residents after columnist Rosie DiManno, never one to pull her punches, criticized the town where she has been covering a lengthy court trial.

DiManno’s tale of a late-night excursion for a pack of cigarettes riled many, including the town’s mayor.

She made no secret of her feelings calling Whitby “one vast landscape of strip malls and fast-food outlets and auto body garages, box stores, and subdivisions of faux Tudor houses. . .”

It seems DiManno, a non-driver, had to venture out on foot at 11 …