Opinion

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

As Tuesday drew to a close kids were ramping up for a Wednesday morning return to school.

We’re back at it: the routine that September brings. Full calendars. Coordinated schedules. Structured time. Registration fees. The never-ending saga of the question that has no easy answer: “what do you want for dinner?”

It seems today, rules and ethical business practices are in short supply.

ONTARIO – Harvest of all kinds is in full swing in Ontario, from grains and other field crops to a wide range of fruits and vegetables. 

ONTARIO – As an advocacy organization for farmers, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) takes action to ensure the concerns of its members come to the attention of decision-makers.

Corn on the cob is about as genuine an end-of-summer tradition as any end-of-summer tradition gets and I am here for it. But it’s not because of the corn so much as it is the butter. It’s all about the butter. 

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Life is full of simple pleasures. 

This summer is the third in a row that Mount Forest residents have been without a public pool.

ONTARIO – The latest statistics just released by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness show the tremendous impact the agri-food sector, which includes farming, agricultural processing, retail and food service, has on the provincial economy.

Well now, that was a weekend.