Joe Davidson was a farmer who lived on the 12th of Peel, about a mile-and-a-half from Alma. On the…
Opinion
Harriston’s Guthrie Church rejected use of Gaelic in services
In the 20th century the majority of Canadian Presbyterians supported the establishment of the…
Ticktock of time
The years they come and the years they go, with the ticking of each second of time persistent. Time…
Emmissions
The federal government has committed to reduce GHG emissions by 17 per cent below 2005 levels by…
Happy New Year
By the time you unfold the paper you’re now reading, 2013 will have come and gone and 2014…
Generational gap
From time immemorial the current, predominant generation belittled the coming group of young…
Fond memories
Mid-afternoon, just after my noon snooze, I was sitting looking out the second-floor large picture…
Particular difficulties
Over the past few decades, urban areas grew wealthier and less crime-ridden, while house prices…
Lewis Ernst of Mount Forest killed in aviation crash in 1929
The first decades of aviation produced a handful of aficionados with something of a daredevil…
Crown attorney failed to get conviction after fatal 1929 crash
Both the public and police authorities cringe at the number of automotive crashes today, but in…
Elora’s 1930s Chautauqua enjoyed unexpected success
Accounts of Chautauqua performances in Wellington County have been featured several times in this…
Wardrobe malfunction
I can’t recollect, but it must have been Friday the 13th; otherwise, how could so many…
West Garafraxa farmer’s affair with a girl led to tragedy in 1890s
During the early 1890s Joseph Embree was a well-known farmer in West Garafraxa Township, managing a…
Butterflies
We have had a short stretch of exceedingly good weather up here in cattle country. There have been…
Permission slip
Somewhere in the division of household labour, the responsibility of filling out all school…