Her majesty recently celebrated 70 years of service to the Commonwealth.
Opinion
Mosaic
I keep a gratitude journal and every morning I follow the prompts and fill in the blanks.
Arthur loaned $8,000 to start shoe factory in 1918
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Why bother?
In a casual sponsorship conversation this past week, an organizer shared the phrase “Why…
Controlling the narrative
Readers may notice that going forward, page 6, generally reserved for police news, contains far fewer names of people charged by the Wellington County OPP.
Telephone operator frightened to death in 1933
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Fancy
It’s fair to say the Carpenter and I aren’t fancy people. Our house isn’t fancy. The stuff in it isn’t fancy.
Time for a change
If the Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce intends to continue with its Awards of Excellence, it really needs to do some soul searching on its rules of engagement. What happened with the Citizen of the Year choice should never happen again.
Foundation
I thought it would be an interesting exercise to ask my grown children, now in their 20s, what they would have me say about their father, the Carpenter, for a Father’s Day column.
Almost-forgotten editor influenced Wellington – and Canada
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Farmers’ political picnic in 1897 featured notable speakers
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
See what happens
There are certain things in life where people want the best of class.
