A couple of days ago, on checking my emails, one came to me from a years-and-years-ago friend,…
Opinion
Coroner’s inquest investigated deaths in 1949 Mount Forest fire
Last week’s column described the fires in the house of George White of Mount Forest on Jan.…
Half and half
The sun shone brightly through my window as I awoke the other morning. It had broken through the…
Tanner’s woolen mill in Mount Forest burned twice in a year
George Tanner of Mount Forest was one of dozens of small manufacturers in Wellington County in the…
Ornamental birds
Birds, birds, and more birds – that’s what I saw this past weekend. A friend of mine…
A good indicator
Changes in the commercial property market are a good forecaster of economic trends. Capital…
Frequent tours
Now that the weather has warmed up, it is not uncommon for me to take advantage of Jenney, my…
Dear me
I have noticed a trend where advice gurus write letters to their younger selves as if having a…
The ballot initiative
If you are reading this article, you are already half awake, but if the truth were known, not…
Worthwhile?
A multitude of youngsters will attend a post-secondary institution this autumn to pursue a course…
Fall colours
Not often this late in the season do you get the opportunity of soaking up the sunshine while…
Back me up
Last Sunday night, in an act I can only describe as morbid curiosity coupled with the desire to be…
Bring on 2016
You are not the person you were a year ago, a month ago, a week ago, or even yesterday. Where you…
Beached
I realize it’s been a wimpy winter so far, but I am a Canadian and the desire to go somewhere…
Groves recognized hospitals as key part of medical system in 1902
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…