Sometimes in my line of work I get to meet truly remarkable people. To be honest I’ve met my fair…
Opinion
Library, post office replaced Elora’s cattle market
...both became the anchor for the downtown core that the cattle market was intended to provide
End of times
Growing up and working at farms in the area, there was no shortage of tractors and equipment to…
Alternative donations
As I catch my breath after the whirlwind that is the holiday season, I like to take a look back and…
Déjà vu all over again
Back in the 1960s Yogi Berra uttered that now famous observation in response to two batters hitting…
My promise
I didn’t make any New Year’s resolutions. I prefer my failures to be more random, less…
Popularity of bicycle peaked from 1896 to 1898 in CW
In May 1896 a group of Elora cyclists met at the Commercial Hotel to form the Irvine Bicycle Club.
Into the fray
Welcome to your new weekly column for business news, tips and maybe even the odd trick. This…
Woman married two men within days, became ‘grass widow’
Thorning Revisited by Stephen Thorning - 1949-2015
Dear 2019
Dear 2019, I realize you aren’t a person, more like a metaphysical concept, so let’s not get…
Largesse and apathy
It wasn’t a hot button issue and it received little discussion at county council, but those of us…
OPINION: Feds fall short on rural broadband promise
Failure to plan was cited by Canada’s Auditor General as the reason the federal government has…
News from the Mapleton Township area in 1952, 1977
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Post-Christmas syndrome
Post-Christmas syndrome is a thing. I have it. It’s the realization that the best holiday on the…
Reach for the sky
In a world full of turmoil, there is little certainty about what lies ahead in 2019. Dreams of…