I'm going to gush a little more about my country of birth. I hope you won't mind. As with many of us immigrants, even though we have made our home here in Canada, an invisible thread keeps pulling us back to the country of our youth. And yes, distance does make the heart grow fonder.

As warmer weather returns, so too does construction season, with a major multi-year road reconstruction project set to resume later this month in the east end of Paris.

Fans of Canadian music will have a chance to relive the timeless songs of Gordon Lightfoot later this month when Classic Lightfoot Live brings its acclaimed tribute performance to Paris. The theatre-style concert, set for March 28 at #ForParisCentre, celebrates the music and storytelling of one of Canada’s most influential songwriters. Audiences can expect to hear many of Lightfoot’s best-known classics, including Rainy Day People, If You Could Read My Mind and The Wreck of

As a group founded in 1986, the Paris Fairy Godmothers have been a quiet but powerful force, providing schools, nursing homes and organizations such as the Children’s Aid Society, Pregnancy Centres, Why Not Youth Centre and Friendship House Brantford with warmth and care.

Paris is known for its peaceful scenery and strong sense of community — qualities that make it an ideal setting for reflection and personal growth. This March, local entrepreneur Kathleen Foldvari, founder of A Minute for Mental Health, is offering two community events this month focused on reflection, creative expression and supporting mental well-being.

Firefighters from two County of Brant stations will trade hoses for hockey sticks later this month as the Paris Fire Station and Airport Fire Station square off in a friendly charity hockey game in support of Stedman Community Hospice.