A promise is a promise, even when circumstances change. I promised my boy a mother-son adventure,…
Opinion
Pick pocket’s paradise
Periodically, I wander over to the Keady Livestock Market. It is only a half hour’s drive…
Remaking suburbia so people want to live there
When approaching the outskirts of Canada’s cities, particularly at intersections, one sees…
Robbers failed in 1947 attempt on Royal Bank in Grand Valley
Bank robberies have been comparatively rare in Wellington County’s history. Accounts of…
Elora man involved in major American bribery scandal
The McGowan name is largely unknown today in Wellington County, but a century ago that was not the…
Crabby old man
With another birthday having slipped by, unnoticed by the multitudes, leaving me dangling in the…
Ice storms in 1959 created havoc in Wellington County
A major weather hazard during December is freezing rain. This column has recalled a number of them…
Church union in 1925 caused turmoil amongst Presbyterians
In 1925, the Canadian Methodist Church amalgamated with the Congregational Church and most of the…
Oil prices defying gravity
Every time we stop at a gas station we are astonished at the high price we have to pay for…
Arthurs Commercial Hotel burned down in 1970
Last week’s column described the fire that destroyed one of Arthur’s landmarks–…
Wheat board offered farmers some efficient marketing
The dismantling of the Canadian Wheat Board by the Stephen Harper administration is very troubling…
The Orangeville Desperado had a notorious career
Over the years this column has offered short biographies of Wellington County people who achieved…
Green green
Green, green, beautiful green – I love the many colours of green in the spring. It seems that…
Don’t look down
Last Friday night I watched daredevil Nik Wallenda walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. What…
Alive and well
For quite some time now, market “experts” have predicted that bond prices would fall,…