Halloween is upon us. This makes me ridiculously happy. Like most grown-ups, I love this tradition…
Columns
Wet 1954 culminated with Hurricane Hazel
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Steaming
I love my dog, Scout, even when I don’t particularly like her. I am confident she feels the same…
Innovative Indigenous wholistic practice
By Shannon Pride The White Owl Native Ancestry Association is an Indigenous agency, based out of…
Enjoy the weather; in 1906 they shovelled snow
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Knit
The pandemic has brought into focus something that has been missing from my life: I don’t have a…
Melville Church parking lot a cause célèbre in 1980s
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
With thanks
Thanksgiving isn’t cancelled. It may not look like our traditional family gatherings, but we’re…
New Melville Church opened in 1900 in Fergus
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Scrimmage
Thank goodness a global pandemic didn’t shut down the National Football League (she says…
Melville Church led Free Presbyterian movement
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Open Mind: Pandemic times: A senior’s perspective
It was a day like any other day – perhaps a bit busier. A visit to the eye doctor; grocery…
Blue pen
I am not a morning person. Never have been. I don’t aim to be one, either. But, in order to…
Erin Fair of 1952 set records in Wellington County
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Cold sore
I realize there is a pandemic sweeping across the world right now, so this may seem like a “first-world problem,” but I’m so sick of COVID this and COVID that.