Not too many of my readers will have had, as I, the pleasure of meeting Ivan. The Little Lady and I…
Opinion
Planning for new Fergus Beatty plant began 100 years ago
The Beatty Brothers firm of Fergus was, by a large margin, the largest 20th century…
Generation Ys indifference to society mocks work ethic
What can we expect now that Generation Y, those in the 18 to 29 age category, are approaching…
Orton woman tried to poison thieving school children a century ago
In 1910, Winnifred Black lived with her parents on a farm on the outskirts of Orton, not far from…
Prayer
With Thanksgiving and Remembrance Day just under our belts and Christmas on the way, coupled with…
Not a resort hotel
As we enter a new year, we must come up and develop a changed attitude toward our government. That…
1921 jail breaks were bad ideas for three men
Back in the summer of 1921 three young men got to know one another as inmates at the Ontario…
Gang of pick-pockets stirred up excitement – and escaped – in 1898
The morning of Monday, April 11, 1898 began as a routine one at the Grand Trunk’s Mount…
Hang up the skates
It’s time to hang up the skates, air out the hockey bag and reclaim the downstairs bathroom.…
Garafraxa widow was unsuccessful in bringing suit against the county
John Beames, a young farmer from West Garafraxa, operated a supplementary business in the late…
Bragging
Well, folks, here I am, sooner than I thought, aching a lot and bragging a bit. It just so happens…
Bluebirds return
From out Rockwood way comes one of many emails telling me the birds are returning again and again…
Editors
If you have ever wondered why we need editors, a forwarded email from a reader tells me why.…
Seeing things
Mick Jagger, you said it best. “You can’t always get what you want. But if you try…
Downfall of a Garafraxa girl reported in Toronto paper in 1868
Weekly newspapers in Wellington County have tended to downplay or ignore stories of a nature that…