Joe Brydges, a resident of Guelph in the 1880s, worked as an iron finisher in the foundries of the…
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Step by step through a life of adventure
The arrival of each new year causes me to reminisce. I define my life in blocks of time, each…
An Insider’s view II
Continued from last week “Of course, we’re the only Tim Hortons where the majority of…
Old barns
Old barns have always fascinated me. I don’t really know why. Perhaps it’s that they…
Best friends
Most of us can name people who contributed greatly to our lives. In my case, I had a boss who gave…
Outstretched hands
Recently I received a letter from Partners International, appealing for funds for an orphanage in…
Children lead
Because I have travelled and lived abroad, people often ask me for the secret to good race…
The great ‘unknown unknown’ explains the market chaos
What basically has gone so amiss in the housing market? Of course, primarily it was the rapid and…
Dodging the big issues
Columnists have days when we sit in front of our computers wondering what to write about; or should…
Students are becoming strapped for funds
At this time of year, students are getting ready to attend a college or university. They have been…
Gold became underappreciated, undervalued, under-owned
For a number of years, this column has been predicting that the price of gold would move higher. It…
Premature optimism over better housing prices
After a long period of declines in house prices, current data offers a glimmer of hope that the…
Magic moments
Recently I have been scooting here and there, all over the countryside, doing many little things…
Martin’s sawmill in Mount Forest destroyed in 1881 fire
No 19th century industries were more prone to fire than sawmills. Sparks from wood-fired boilers…
A Wii bit of stress
It’s a new year and a there is a not-so-new voice in my head saying, “Put the chip dip…