The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Opinion
Secrecy and saving face
Nineteen months after filing a freedom of information (FOI) request for severances paid to…
Unconditional
A note for my children: please don’t buy me a gift on Mother’s Day. Unless you can have the…
Burritos for everyone!
It has happened. BarBurrito is now open! For those of you who have read this column before,…
Make the news
As spring makes a reluctant return to the area in the form of warmer weather and the occasional dry…
Not so green
“Imagine a province-wide effort to plant 150 million trees to celebrate the 150th anniversary of…
Laurier’s Tariff Commission visited Guelph in 1897
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Cutbacks include axing tree program
It happens. A new crew of people in charge and new ideas about the environment led to the axing of…
Canadian Tire
Mount Forest now has a brand new Canadian Tire. The new building at the north end of town opened…
I need spring!
Alright spring, let me be very clear here. I am tired of cold winds, grey days, rain and sporadic…
Pound foolish
Penny wise and pound foolish is a tired axiom, but it applies aptly to some recent moves of…
Eramosa burglary shocked Wellington County in 1878
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
OPINION: Tackling housing, labour challenges in county
By Tom Lusis and Jana Burns In July 2018 the CBC published an article, titled Renaissance of Elora,…
Immigration and the workplace
Immigration is a common conversation thread throughout many business communities. It seems…
Rain
When I first saw it, it looked like a clump of mud and grass that might have fallen off the…