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Thursday, January 27, 2022 | Vol 55 Issue 04

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Stephen Thorning

Thorning Revisited

Mosborough engineer considered the best in Canada

Stephen Thorning July 4, 2019Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Once-thriving Mosborough now marked by white sign

Stephen Thorning June 27, 2019Columns, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Railway excursion thrilled Palmerston residents in 1975

Stephen Thorning June 20, 2019Columns, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Arthur divorce caused consternation at church meeting

Stephen Thorning June 13, 2019Columns, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Donkey baseball was popular in mid-20th century

Stephen Thorning June 6, 2019Opinion, Valuing Our History

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Area newspapers documented D-Day impact at home, abroad

Stephen Thorning May 30, 2019News, Thorning Revisited

WELLINGTON COUNTY – In Fergus, the D-Day invasion “provided much excitement and upset the…

Ku Klux Klan was operating in Guelph in 1926

Stephen Thorning May 30, 2019Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Part 2: Banting’s fame brought no joy to Elora family

Stephen Thorning May 22, 2019Columns, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Dr. Frederick Banting’s Elora connection: Part 1

Stephen Thorning May 16, 2019Columns, Thorning Revisited

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Mapleton, Wellington North happenings in 1927, 1952

Stephen Thorning May 9, 2019Columns, Thorning Revisited

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Laurier’s Tariff Commission visited Guelph in 1897

Stephen Thorning May 3, 2019Columns, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Eramosa burglary shocked Wellington County in 1878

Stephen Thorning April 25, 2019Columns, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Telegraph service came to Fergus, Elora 165 years ago

Stephen Thorning April 12, 2019Columns, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Community news from the Mapleton area in 1931, 1981

Stephen Thorning April 5, 2019Columns, Valuing Our History

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Lacrosse has been played in Elora for over 160 years

Stephen Thorning March 28, 2019Columns, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

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Centre Wellington announces reopening plans for Jan. 31

ELORA – Centre Wellington Township has revealed details about what local facilities will reopen next week as part of the province's loosening of COVID-19 restrictions.

Elora Singers to take part in online classical music festival

FERGUS – In the hopes of connecting and building community, the Elora Singers are among those set to participate in an off-season free online event, titled July in January. 

See all Centre Wellington area articles.

Drinking and driving

PUSLINCH – On Nov. 20 at about 8:15pm, a Wellington County OPP officer initiated a traffic stop…

Cannabis industry growing in Wellington County

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The retail cannabis industry across Wellington County is beginning to grow as more municipalities opt in to host the businesses. 

See all Erin area articles.

Students will go home for the holidays with rapid antigen COVID-19 screening kits

WELLINGTON COUNTY – All students in the province who attend in-person learning at a publicly-funded school will be offered a home testing kit at no charge.

WDGPH ready for paediatric vaccine, booster shots – but Omicron a ‘wild card’

GUELPH – The Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) board heard a lot about COVID-19 at its Dec. 1 meeting: vaccines for children aged five to 11, booster vaccines, and the new Omicron variant that’s throwing a monkey wrench into plans.

See all Grand Valley area articles.

Secondary students to return to regular semester model next week

GUELPH – For the first time since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, secondary students will be returning to a normal schedule, school board officials say.

UGDSB to begin anti-sex trafficking training for students, staff

GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) has developed an anti-sex trafficking protocol, with plans to begin training staff and students in the fall.

See all Guelph area articles.

Drinking and driving

PUSLINCH – On Nov. 20 at about 8:15pm, a Wellington County OPP officer initiated a traffic stop…

Cannabis industry growing in Wellington County

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The retail cannabis industry across Wellington County is beginning to grow as more municipalities opt in to host the businesses. 

See all Guelph/Eramosa area articles.

Mapleton Township receives $234,000 Trillium Foundation grant

MAPLETON – A $234,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation will be used to upgrade ball diamond and concession facilities in Drayton.

Mapleton community ‘building like crazy’: mayor

MAPLETON – Building activity in the township in 2021 exceeded 2020 levels by a substantial margin, according to a year-end report.

See all Mapleton area articles.

Drinking and driving

PUSLINCH – On Nov. 20 at about 8:15pm, a Wellington County OPP officer initiated a traffic stop…

Guild casting for Norm Foster comedy

HARRISTON – The Grey-Wellington Theatre Guild is holding an open casting for a new Norm Foster comedy Halfway There.

See all Minto area articles.

Public health declares several COVID-19 outbreaks at health care facilities

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health has declared several COVID-19 outbreaks at health care facilities across the region as of Jan. 19.

Students will go home for the holidays with rapid antigen COVID-19 screening kits

WELLINGTON COUNTY – All students in the province who attend in-person learning at a publicly-funded school will be offered a home testing kit at no charge.

See all Orangeville area articles.

Drinking and driving

PUSLINCH – On Nov. 20 at about 8:15pm, a Wellington County OPP officer initiated a traffic stop…

Cannabis industry growing in Wellington County

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The retail cannabis industry across Wellington County is beginning to grow as more municipalities opt in to host the businesses. 

See all Puslinch area articles.

Family Literacy Day encourages family reading, outdoor learning

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Families are encouraged to engage in “Learning in the Great Outdoors” for Family Literacy Day 2022. 

Secondary students to return to regular semester model next week

GUELPH – For the first time since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, secondary students will be returning to a normal schedule, school board officials say.

See all Wellington County area articles.

Arthur women creating village’s first ‘barn quilt trail’ ahead of 150th anniversary

ARTHUR - Local residents Doris Cassan and Thea Ouwehand are orchestrating the creation of Arthur’s own barn quilt trail to bring the colour-curious to town.

Celebrations planned for Arthur’s 150th anniversary

WELLINGTON NORTH – Township economic development officer Dale Small presented council with a report looking ahead to celebrations commemorating Arthur’s 150th anniversary during the Jan. 10 council meeting.

See all Wellington North area articles.
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Kindness – it can’t hurt

Kindness - what a concept.

Not quite a record

Despite hooking up the snowblower this past weekend in anticipation of the big storm of 2022, the snow still fell.

Columnists

Meat Loaf

By Kelly Waterhouse

I was seven years old the first time I heard the album Bat Out of Hell, performed by the recently departed artist known as Meat Loaf.

Winter of 1903-04 seemed to have no ending

By Stephen Thorning

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Open Mind: Learn something new in 2022

By Paula Frappier

I sit on the Suicide Awareness Council of Wellington Dufferin.

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