Opinion

ONTARIO – As an advocacy organization for farmers, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) takes action to ensure the concerns of its members come to the attention of decision-makers.

Corn on the cob is about as genuine an end-of-summer tradition as any end-of-summer tradition gets and I am here for it. But it’s not because of the corn so much as it is the butter. It’s all about the butter. 

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

Life is full of simple pleasures. 

This summer is the third in a row that Mount Forest residents have been without a public pool.

ONTARIO – The latest statistics just released by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness show the tremendous impact the agri-food sector, which includes farming, agricultural processing, retail and food service, has on the provincial economy.

Well now, that was a weekend. 

I have two words for you: chicken yoga. Wait, hear me out. Chickens are lovely creatures. They need to investigate everything. Skittish, but not anxious. They are fluffy and poised, able to meander about with effortless confidence that borders on arrogant and indifferent. Good qualities.

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

Canada just celebrated its largest medal haul at the Olympic Summer Games in Paris, France.

The ability to be present is a strength and doesn’t come easily to most of us.  We often live day to day on autopilot, plowing through the daily obstacles and to-do’s with anxiety and time pressure existing to get through the next item.

I meant to pack the anti-nausea medicine. Motion sickness and vertigo are inherited traits. I cannot read in a moving car or sit backwards on a train. Roller coasters? Forget about it. Those glory days are behind me. 

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