This may come as a surprise to you, but it turns out I’m not cut out for manual labour. I was not…
Columns
Railway excursion thrilled Palmerston residents in 1975
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Mapleton memories
Perusing the pages of this week’s Community News was a little bit like a walk down memory lane.…
Arthur divorce caused consternation at church meeting
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Cold brews
I can still remember the day the Elora Brewing Company opened. It was a big deal for Centre…
Dad shoes
There are dad jokes, dad quotes, dad rules and in our house, there are dad shoes. It’s a running…
You do what you can
When pondering today’s serious environmental issues, it sometimes seems like the problems are so…
Donkey baseball was popular in mid-20th century
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Share your space
If you’re looking for Innovation Guelph, beware, the regional innovation centre has moved. The…
Prom night
It cannot be easy to be my child. I am not the mother that many of my amazing mom friends are; the…
Supervised consumption sites
The opioid crisis is devastating communities and families across Canada, affecting all ages and…
Let’s break a deal
When is a deal not a deal? Apparently, and sadly, when you sign it with the Ontario government, or…
Area newspapers documented D-Day impact at home, abroad
WELLINGTON COUNTY – In Fergus, the D-Day invasion “provided much excitement and upset the…
Ku Klux Klan was operating in Guelph in 1926
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Rolling Stones
Surely this is a divine sign that my rock ’n’ roll dreams are coming true. The Rolling Stones…