This is the conclusion of a three-part account of the proposed Erin water system between 1947 and…
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Crabby old man
With another birthday having slipped by, unnoticed by the multitudes, leaving me dangling in the…
World finances mean we endure a failed recovery
Pessimism about our economy rarely pays off in the long run. Time and time again when we were…
Alarmed
I think the best thing about being a man is the ability to sleep. No matter what is going on, the…
Lingering
Perhaps it would be a good idea if I lingered longer as I wander around the back 40. This past…
A sad morality tale about liquor from a century ago
The period immediately before World War I saw the peak of temperance activity locally. For the…
Difficult times ahead with a sputtering economy
It is very difficult to understand the current enthusiasm about economy. Yet, the stock market is…
On a night like this
Being a parent is kind of like being a Toronto Maple Leafs fan. There are a lot of rough years with…
My favourite things
Since I divulged my age in a recent article, I have been near inundated with age-related mail,…
Freight trains collided at Puslinch station in 1909
A couple of months ago this column described a cluster of railway accidents in Wellington County…
Maximizing investments is not easy when economy is unsettled
The general conclusion from an analysis of the stock market is that nearly all of the investment…
The real Santa
I knew one day it would happen. We were going to have “the talk” with the kids. The end…
Peacocks
“Once I went a pickin’ peas, I thought I heard a peacock sneeze. He sneezed so hard…
Martin Brothers of Mount Forest sold mill to conglomerate
During the first decade of the 20th century Canadian business experienced a period of…
A pending deadline
As that great investment expert Tobert Prechter has stated, “Commodities are far more…