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Sunday, October 20, 2019 | Vol 52 Issue 42

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Thorning Revisited

The great Puslinch Township bear hunt of 1853

Stephen Thorning - 1949-2015 ArchivedColumns, Opinion, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Augustus Jones determined present-day county boundaries

Stephen Thorning - 1949-2015 ArchivedColumns, Opinion, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Joyriding railroaders narrowly avoided jail in 1913

Stephen Thorning - 1949-2015 ArchivedColumns, Opinion, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Local anti-prohibitionists fought back in the 1920s

Stephen Thorning - 1949-2015 ArchivedColumns, Opinion, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Old photo offers glimpse of development of Elora

Stephen Thorning - 1949-2015 ArchivedColumns, Opinion, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Arthur man turned down job as Ontario premier

Stephen Thorning - 1949-2015 ArchivedColumns, Opinion, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Wightman one of last independent phone companies

Stephen Thorning - 1949-2015 ArchivedColumns, Opinion, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Mount Forest’s first movie theatre opened 100 years ago

Stephen Thorning - 1949-2015 ArchivedColumns, Opinion, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Ontario had to build roads in counties to offer uniform service

Stephen Thorning - 1949-2015 ArchivedColumns, Opinion, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Garafraxa girl’s downfall made 1868 Toronto paper

Stephen Thorning - 1949-2015 ArchivedColumns, Opinion, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Arthur fans took their hockey seriously in 1950s

Stephen Thorning - 1949-2015 ArchivedColumns, Opinion, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Travelling by automobile in Ontario, 1919 style

Stephen Thorning - 1949-2015 ArchivedColumns, Opinion, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

News from the Mapleton Township area in 1876, 1951

Stephen Thorning - 1949-2015 ArchivedColumns, Opinion, Thorning Revisited

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Arthur loaned $8,000 to start shoe factory in 1918

Stephen Thorning - 1949-2015 ArchivedColumns, Opinion, Thorning Revisited

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A lost landmark of Fergus: the Groves Block

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Badley Bridge replacement project to start on Oct. 21

ELORA - Construction work on the downtown Badley Bridge begins on Monday.

Sensational Soup Off stirs up funds for local food bank

Soup celebration - What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than to taste different soups on a cool autumn day.

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Erin ready to spend on wastewater project

ERIN - Urban water users in Hillsburgh and Erin village will start to pay next year for development of the proposed wastewater system, even though construction is not expected for several years.

New General Store band coming to Hillsburgh

HILLSBURGH - The New General Store band is coming to Hillsburgh on Nov. 9. 

See all Erin area articles.

Celebrate Country Roots and Rubber Boots at Grand Valley Fall Fair

GRAND VALLEY – Celebrate Country Roots and Rubber Boots at the 147th Grand Valley Fall Fair…

Grand Valley Firefighters associations make donation to splash pad

Splash pad donation - The Grand Valley & District Volunteer Firefighters Association and the Firefighters Ladies Auxiliary recently donated $7333 to the Grand Valley Splash Pad.  

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$5 million gift benefits Guelph Humane Society

GUELPH – The Guelph Humane Society (GHS) has announced receipt of a $5 million gift that will…

Reading Rocks registration open

GUELPH – Registration is now open for the Reading Rocks program.  The free eight-week…

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Metrolinx requesting access to local properties for GO line expansion studies

ROCKWOOD - A Metrolinx plan for a second set of train tracks in the Kitchener GO Transit corridor has Guelph-Eramosa council and local landowners looking for more information before they grant consent for preliminary studies.

Federal candidates court farm vote at Rockwood meeting

ROCKWOOD– The five federal election candidates in the Wellington-Halton Hills riding each pledged dedication to the prosperity of farmers at a meeting hosted by local federations of agriculture, but there were differences on how to achieve that goal.

See all Guelph-Eramosa area articles.

Candidates debate abortion, maternity leave, marijuana at Alma meeting

ALMA - Federal election candidates running in the Perth-Wellington riding  clashed over abortion, maternity leave and marijuana at the Alma Community Centre on Oct. 15.

Candidates debate climate change, trade, rural broadband at meeting in Minto

MINTO – Climate change, international trade and rural broadband all figured prominently in discussion at a Perth-Wellington federal all-candidates meeting at Pike Lake Golf Centre on Oct. 9.

See all Mapleton area articles.

Candidates debate climate change, trade, rural broadband at meeting in Minto

MINTO – Climate change, international trade and rural broadband all figured prominently in discussion at a Perth-Wellington federal all-candidates meeting at Pike Lake Golf Centre on Oct. 9.

Ninth annual Minto Mayor’s Charity Golf Tournament benefits local organizations

Charity golf in Minto – Proceeds of the ninth annual Minto Mayor’s Charity Golf Tournament…

See all Minto area articles.

REVIEW: Theatre Orangeville’s Where You Are funny, heartfelt

ORANGEVILLE – Hold on to what’s important, learn to appreciate life’s small pleasures and…

House tour supports Headwaters Health Care

ORANGEVILLE – The 2019 Headwaters House Tour will give participants a chance to see…

See all Orangeville area articles.

Wellington-Halton Hills candidates tackle issues at Puslinch meeting

ABERFOYLE - Heading into the final stretch of Canada’s federal election campaign, Wellington-Halton Hills candidates attended a meeting here on Oct. 9.

Aggregate Resources Act amendments raise red flags in Puslinch

ABERFOYLE - “There are a lot of red flags here and I am very concerned for Puslinch and its future,’ says Mayor James Seeley in regard to proposed amendments to Ontario’s Aggregate Resources Act.

See all Puslinch area articles.

Badley Bridge replacement project to start on Oct. 21

ELORA - Construction work on the downtown Badley Bridge begins on Monday.

Wellington-Halton Hills candidates tackle issues at Puslinch meeting

ABERFOYLE - Heading into the final stretch of Canada’s federal election campaign, Wellington-Halton Hills candidates attended a meeting here on Oct. 9.

See all Wellington County area articles.

Perth-Wellington candidates address tuition costs, climate change

The final Perth-Wellington candidates debate took place at Wellington Heights Secondary School on Oct. 16.

Candidates debate climate change, trade, rural broadband at meeting in Minto

MINTO – Climate change, international trade and rural broadband all figured prominently in discussion at a Perth-Wellington federal all-candidates meeting at Pike Lake Golf Centre on Oct. 9.

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Editorial

The choice is local

As seems to be the case in recent memory, the choice this election boils down to local representation.

Quite an example

The Oct. 7 federal election debate seemed to take off smoothly until about five minutes in, when Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer laid into a blistering attack on Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.

Memories of Ida Tarbell

It was many years ago that our then in-house historian and friend Steve Thorning lent me the work of Ida Tarbell.

Columnists

A great debate

By Patrick Raftis

Although this column represents a last chance to make a federal election prediction, we won’t be lighting up the crystal ball this time around.

Magic town

By Jaime Myslik

Fergus is in for a treat towards the end of October.

Mark your ballot

By Kelly Waterhouse

I overhead this remark the other day: “What difference does it make who I vote for? Politicians are all liars. Nothing is going to change.” It made me wonder, is there is a greeting card for apathy? I may write one.

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