Christmas 2013 is one that most of us will never forget. The ice storm and the resulting hydro…
Particular business
There is no easy answer to the question of living in an urban area versus choosing suburbia. An…
Sanctuary
It is said that if you build it, they will come. I convinced the Carpenter to create a sanctuary in…
Snow, again
“Snow, snow, go away, come as drops of rain in the month of May.” That was my sentiment…
Elora Furniture Company received financial aid from municipality
Back in the early 1990s, when this column appeared in the now-defunct Elora Sentinel, I did a brief…
Generational gap
From time immemorial the current, predominant generation belittled the coming group of young…
The 13th Man
I would like to sincerely apologize to my neighbours, particularly those with young children, for…
The porcelain parlour
I am getting lazy in my old age; the complications of nasty weather and the lingering darkness in…
Work was abandoned on new Elora factory in 1930
(Note: this is the conclusion of the story of the 1929 request by the Elora Furniture Company and…
Job numbers
In December, the Canadian economy lost 45,900 jobs, increasing the national unemployment rate to…
Old choices
As our population ages, living arrangements for the elderly are becoming more important issues.…
Say something
This week Bell Canada launched it’s Let’s Talk campaign to end the stigma of mental…
Busy and fun
This past week has been a busy and fun week for me. Although it has been snowing and blowing all…
Elora-born Robert Watson became a senator
Wellington County has, in the decades since Confederation, had less than its share of Canadian…
Fascinating conclusions
Education and good teachers are crucial to our economy. Measuring teaching quality leads to…