Opinion

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

“You look tired,” she said. 

Recent announcements by Go Transit to extend train service through the southern portion of Wellington County to Guelph and Kitchener are a reminder that frequent rail service to this area is not a new idea.

All things eventually come to an end, and for various reasons, it is time for our 30-year run of Open Mind articles to come to an end.  

With the current polar vortex descending on this part of North America, even the hardiest amongst us are finding it frigid cold out.

I’m superstitious. I really am. 

It seems silly to be writing a column on national affairs a week after all of Canada’s problems were seemingly resolved in one fell swoop. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has, after all, announced his intention to step down.

The drama unfolding in downtown Elora is a phenomenon playing out in tourist hot spots around the globe.

ONTARIO – Another Ontario winter is in full swing and with that comes a wide range of winter sports that take people outside. A popular activity is snowmobiling – and Ontario is home to one of the largest interconnected snowmobiling trail systems anywhere.

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

I was only trying to help; I just happened to marry a man who does not want my help at the times when I genuinely feel I would be most helpful to him. That’s what makes our life together so much fun. Ask him, he’ll tell you. 

There was a time not long ago that logic factored into decisions surrounding infrastructure.