Nowadays the variety of consumer products on offer has exploded, not just from makers of branded…
Lost in his own back yard
When trying to decide which adventuresome trip I should share with my readers each month, I tend to…
Tired of winter
This year, with I suppose good reason, I have become a little tired of winter. As I write this, a…
Alternative asset
As oil prices soar there is the temptation to seek an explanation in Middle East turmoil. However,…
Got any prodigals in your family?
People in my age bracket have a number of advantages over younger folk. For example, we know…
Purple martins
Wow. What an interest there is in bringing the purple martin back to Wellington County. Never…
Jury took an hour to convict man in murder trial
This is the conclusion of the case of William Harvey, the general manager of J.W. Lyon’s…
Social divergence
A dramatic departure from the strictly positive course of the late 1990s and 2000s has been the key…
When a rooster lives next door
Only recently I learned that some urban communities in Ontario actually allow residents to raise…
They’re back
The phone rang quite early just the other morning. I’m an early morning riser, and I’d…
Pilkington’s Fasken brothers were prominent lawyers
A large number of Wellington County natives have gone on to successful careers in…
Affecting everyone
All shoppers at supermarkets certainly must notice the sharp rise in food prices. Then too,…
Of time travel – and carrots
When spring arrives and I begin thinking of outdoor activities, my mind usually races outside ahead…
Mother’s Day
Seeing as I am suffering an attack of lazyitis, and a deadline is hovering over my head, I have…
Narrow gauge railway ended isolation in the north
The main impediment to rapid development in Wellington County was a lack of transportation.…