As a proud Canadian there are two things I realize I am not allowed to complain about: the cold…
Opinion
Group thinking
In general, people’s decisions in the market are made on their own information and then, to a…
Hugh Guthrie served term as federal Conservative leader
Hugh Guthrie’s name should be familiar to longtime readers of this column. Over the years he…
Imagine
I remember it like it was yesterday. I was dreaming, merging the details of a news report coming…
J.M. Jackson was important Elora businessman in 1920s
Ranking high among the businessmen of the early twentieth century in Wellington County was Joseph…
Say something
This week Bell Canada launched it’s Let’s Talk campaign to end the stigma of mental…
The smell of food
I don’t think there is anything more pleasant than walking, on a cold, cold winter day, into…
Billions and millions
Wow! What a beautiful morning! Although you won’t be reading this until two weeks down the…
Olive Cox
At 11am on April 7, 2014, at Speedside United Church, we gather to give thanks to God for the life…
Yard work
I don’t know what the May long weekend means to you, but in my house, it means yard work.…
All but forgotten
The housing industry, which is so important for Canada’s economy, is on a kind of death…
Conservative leader Dr. R.J. Manion spoke in Arthur in 1930
Perhaps the least remembered of twentieth century federal Conservative leaders is Dr. Robert J.…
Long weekends
The long weekend got me thinking about my plans for three full days off. That got me thinking about…
The wider gap
Inequality in Canada is rising, an unfortunate trend, creating a gap that is very harmful to the…
Buschlen family of Arthur built lives in California
Over the years I have outlined the lives and careers of Wellington County natives who moved…