One of the curiosities of the history of alcohol consumption is that illegal distilleries…
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A science academy
Currently we lack a science academy, something so beneficial for economic progress. Canada has…
Robbers
I was sitting at my computer early this past Monday morning answering a few accumulated emails. The…
Fall trees
Though fall is the time of year that most think of trees for their changing colour, and…
A new focus
Few would dispute that Canada’s neglect of the North has been shameful. Aside from Prime…
Governor General’s 1893 visit was a very big event
The British men who served as governor general of Canada in the era before Canadians received…
Oversharp cattle buyer bilked local farmers in 1893
During the first weeks of 1893, a number of farmers in West Garafraxa, Eramosa, Nichol and…
The ebb tide
For years, a tide of immigrants has flowed into Canada, seeking better job opportunities, or in…
Absolute worst poet in Canada
As a writer, I have tried my hand at many literary genre. That includes technical books, news…
Ted
The obituary read: HOPKINS, Irvine Edgar (Ted) – of Guelph, passed away peacefully, at Groves…
Stray Fergus cow derailed freight train in 1893
When livestock confronts locomotives the results are invariably a disaster for both. The…
A bad idea
A report was issued recently by a government-appointed group to assess the issue of foreign…
Further erosion of free speech
Last winter I wrote three columns about the erosion of free speech in Canada. That’s scary…
Fun times
I’ve had a ball this fall. Hey. Ball this fall – that almost sounds poetic,…
Effects of U.S. civil war felt in Wellington County
The American Civil War, fought between 1861 and 1865, is by far the most traumatic event in that…