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Columns
Research can produce more questions than answers
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Find adventure
Sometimes in my line of work I get to meet truly remarkable people. To be honest I’ve met my fair…
Library, post office replaced Elora’s cattle market
...both became the anchor for the downtown core that the cattle market was intended to provide
Alternative donations
As I catch my breath after the whirlwind that is the holiday season, I like to take a look back and…
My promise
I didn’t make any New Year’s resolutions. I prefer my failures to be more random, less…
Popularity of bicycle peaked from 1896 to 1898 in CW
In May 1896 a group of Elora cyclists met at the Commercial Hotel to form the Irvine Bicycle Club.
Into the fray
Welcome to your new weekly column for business news, tips and maybe even the odd trick. This…
Woman married two men within days, became ‘grass widow’
Thorning Revisited by Stephen Thorning - 1949-2015
Dear 2019
Dear 2019, I realize you aren’t a person, more like a metaphysical concept, so let’s not get…
News from the Mapleton Township area in 1952, 1977
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Post-Christmas syndrome
Post-Christmas syndrome is a thing. I have it. It’s the realization that the best holiday on the…
Gas shortages, heavy bus/train traffic marked WWII holidays
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Fergus Santa
I met up with Santa Claus at a coffee shop in downtown Fergus a few weeks ago. He was holding court…
Few details survive about Glenlamond saw mill
By 1860 seven dams had been constructed across the Grand in the Fergus and Elora area.