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Opinion
Reflections
Love of money
We have so much
Loading the last bag of groceries into the truck destined for the food bank a friend mumbled, “We have so much.”
Making do
Waste not, want not – or so the adage goes. In a time when money is an issue for many people, who can afford to waste anything?
Townie
The Carpenter and I are about to be townies again. We’re packing up our life on the farm, we’ve re-homed all our feathered friends (honestly the hardest part of all), and we’re moving back to the town where we first landed in Wellington County 23 years ago.
Elora and Belwood train wrecks in 1916, 1969 and 1974
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Lake Placid poppies
As a group of young Caledon hockey players headed to the Olympic stadium in Lake Placid last weekend, a poppy adorned their chests. It was a proud moment as a parent.
Maryborough man jailed after 1892 shooting
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Reflections
A ‘God moment’
November
It could have been any day of the week, but the fact it was a Sunday morning felt like poetic…
OPINION: Bergen op Zoom remembers sacrifices of Canadians
NETHERLANDS – Bergen op Zoom is a small city in the Netherlands, about 150km south of Amsterdam.
OPINION: Let us always remember them
MOUNT FOREST – Remembrance Day is celebrated every fall, but soon after forgotten.
Priceless resource
The sagest advice ever offered to young people was to look after their belongings.