Before I begin, I want it on the record that I am a good driver. I have a clean driving record;…
Columns
Inconvenient truths about the final costs to environment of global warming
Gradually, the public is becoming aware of the significant impact on climate change caused by our…
Time flies
I can’t quite believe it, but it has been one full year since I yanked up my roots and moved…
Rink rat
When I tell people I am married to a Carpenter, I often hear how lucky I am to be with a spouse who…
The decline of civility and call for its return
One of the more disturbing trends over the past few years has been the decline of civility. That…
My favourite things
Since I divulged my age in a recent article, I have been near inundated with age-related mail,…
Palmerston council counted every penny in 1930s
The depression years of the 1930s were challenging ones for Wellington’s municipal councils.…
Hello, hello
Hello. Hello. Hellooooo. Is the first salutation that I hear each morning as I approach my canary…
Huge gravel pit planned for Guelph Township in 1929
Most people find the subject of gravel pits to be a rather mundane and boring one. Nevertheless,…
White noise
Enough already. Cold and flu season be gone. I’m soooo done with you. I am not complaining. I…
Dismissal of Col. J.J. Craig of the 153rd caused controversy
The name of John J. Craig of Fergus is not well known today, but between 1890 and 1920 he was one…
Information overload through technology
The data that confront us on the internet simply are mind boggling. Much of it is of no interest or…
The Queen and I
Every morning, as I stumble into the kitchen looking wretched, with my wild hair and fuzzy…
Spring thaw produced widespread destruction in 1912
Over the years this column has described some of the destructive floods on the Grand River and its…
Conestoga Egg Farm operated hatchery in 1916
During the first half of the twentieth century the Arthur area had a reputation as a centre for egg…