Starting fresh Will there ever be a sane, run-of- the-mill election? Probably not. The provincial…
Opinion
Village of Elora bought its first fire engine in 1859
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Maryborough mob defended ‘helpless’ widow against eviction
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Heat wave
One great thing about hospitals: they’re air conditioned. So, when I spent a few hours in an…
Riverfest ready
I don’t mean to sound like a groupie, but I’m going to and I’m okay with it.…
No matter what
Thanksgiving weekend is upon us and you really can’t go wrong with a holiday that has…
Relocated railway station doomed Hustonville
From time to time, this column has offered short histories of some of the hamlets of…
The root of all evil
You can’t always tell a book by its cover or judge a person by first impressions. I met HB in…
Unreturning days
It has been now longer than six long months since my Little Lady passed on to the paradise that she…
Why? Why? Why?
Why have we allowed this to happen? Why have we let it spread; like wild fire out of control, clear…
Eat Local
Ever since The Advertiser started putting my column on the world wide web, I have received…
A journey into hope
My travel column for this month recalls a trip taken about six years ago into the Golden Triangle…
Lost in his own back yard
When trying to decide which adventuresome trip I should share with my readers each month, I tend to…
Cock-a-doodle
Not often does a fellow columnist stir an interest in my literary line of thought. Not often do we…
Tragic accident at 1885 Kenilworth barn raising
Many urban people are surprised to learn that farming is one of the most hazardous of occupations.…