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Opinion
OPINION: Ontario farmers meet with rural municipal leaders
ONTARIO – Strengthening ties between rural municipal leaders and the farm community was on the agenda last week as representatives from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture took part in the annual Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference.
Pedestrian
This week I learned that it is impossible to make the universal angry hand gesture, the one-finger salute (you know the one), when you’re wearing mittens.
Editor took long trip by horse and buggy in 1876
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Tired
“You look tired,” she said.
Ratepayers supported scheme for electric railways in 1920
Recent announcements by Go Transit to extend train service through the southern portion of Wellington County to Guelph and Kitchener are a reminder that frequent rail service to this area is not a new idea.
Closure: the final column
All things eventually come to an end, and for various reasons, it is time for our 30-year run of Open Mind articles to come to an end.
Shirt-sleeve comfort
With the current polar vortex descending on this part of North America, even the hardiest amongst us are finding it frigid cold out.
Jinx
I’m superstitious. I really am.
Maybe Trump would like to try a ‘Shawinigan Handshake’ on for size?
It seems silly to be writing a column on national affairs a week after all of Canada’s problems were seemingly resolved in one fell swoop. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has, after all, announced his intention to step down.
Finding success
The drama unfolding in downtown Elora is a phenomenon playing out in tourist hot spots around the globe.
OPINION: Farmland preservation is not just an Ontario priority
ONTARIO – We’ve just come through the busy holiday season – and as much as this time is about family, friends and the start of a new year, it is also heavily centered around food.
OPINION: Farmers urge snowmobilers to use trail system responsibly
ONTARIO – Another Ontario winter is in full swing and with that comes a wide range of winter sports that take people outside. A popular activity is snowmobiling – and Ontario is home to one of the largest interconnected snowmobiling trail systems anywhere.