According to doomsday guru David Meade, the world was set to end last Saturday. It was all over the…
Opinion
LCBO-run marijuana stores
Up in smoke It’s a marijuana monopoly. At least that’s how some users and dispensaries…
Mundell’s furniture factory began operation in 1851
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
1951 strike shook Beatty dominance in Fergus
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
PC Party leadership vote
Starting fresh Will there ever be a sane, run-of- the-mill election? Probably not. The provincial…
Village of Elora bought its first fire engine in 1859
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Maryborough mob defended ‘helpless’ widow against eviction
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Heat wave
One great thing about hospitals: they’re air conditioned. So, when I spent a few hours in an…
Riverfest ready
I don’t mean to sound like a groupie, but I’m going to and I’m okay with it.…
No matter what
Thanksgiving weekend is upon us and you really can’t go wrong with a holiday that has…
Relocated railway station doomed Hustonville
From time to time, this column has offered short histories of some of the hamlets of…
The root of all evil
You can’t always tell a book by its cover or judge a person by first impressions. I met HB in…
Unreturning days
It has been now longer than six long months since my Little Lady passed on to the paradise that she…
Why? Why? Why?
Why have we allowed this to happen? Why have we let it spread; like wild fire out of control, clear…
Eat Local
Ever since The Advertiser started putting my column on the world wide web, I have received…