Recent reports reveal the drastic decline in Canada’s factory employment as it hit a 35 year…
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Clippity-clop
Clippity-clop, clippity-clop, clippity-clop was the only sound I heard as we pulled up to a…
Big shots in business now have diminished authority
It is not surprising that corporate executives believe that they are important. Frequently, they…
Fergus man had distinguished career on the Great Lakes
Today the name of Captain Robert D. Foote is not well known in Fergus. He died 90 years ago, on…
Driver in training
As much as it pains me to quote Hilary Clinton, she coined the phrase “it takes a village to…
Bittersweet
It began a Saturday morning like any other, but it would be the last of its kind for our family.…
Travelling less
Now that the summer holiday season has come to a close, it has become obvious that all of us are…
Painting
I have probably forgotten more than the average person will ever have the chance to know about…
Different is good
I tell my children all the time that it is good to be different, to be unique as individuals. Yet I…
Touchdown
Like many of you fair-weather fans out there, I jumped on the Grey Cup bandwagon and booked a spot…
Silkie bantams
Silkie bantams are not new to me. I met my first silkies when I was in my very early teens. At the…
Forget it, Mr. Craig
Daniel Craig didn’t call, in case you were wondering. Based on last week’s column, I am…
New boss?
When I was in high school in the late 1970s, we listened to The Who, an iconic English rock band.…
So long, Stompin’ Tom
When I heard Stompin’ Tom Connors had passed, it took me a moment to register the news before…
Becoming blurred
Over the next couple of decades, rural North America will undergo a drastic change. That will…