A unanimous vote in Centre Wellington is almost cause for a news story itself. How the issue of bike lanes on Highway 6 (St. David Street North) in Fergus became a galvanizing force for a council that couldn’t even pass an agenda weeks earlier is a mystery in itself.
Opinion
Ford shows contempt for courts
Tucked in amongst the increasingly positive news recently regarding the continual reduction in…
Local nurseries served mainly gardeners in 1880s
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Haircut
I always wanted an Old English Sheepdog because Paul McCartney had one named Martha. It doesn’t get any cooler than being Paul McCartney’s dog, I surmised, except to have a dog just like it.
Show of solidarity against hatred
Residents of Minto and across the region were shocked and dismayed last week as news surfaced that a Harriston resident had posted an online video reeking of racism and containing suggestions of violence.
Reflections: Preparing for summer
“Consider then and realize how evil and bitter it is for you when you forsake the Lord your God…
PFDs
Rarely a fan of acronyms, this is one people need to know: PFD.
Dad’s day
It was a complicated question that generated a simple answer, but in doing so, uncovered a simple truth, even if the answer was a lie. Let me give you some context.
High school, waterworks were big Erin projects in 1954
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
God: the active ingredient in my world
Submitted by Laurie Langdon Given the state of our world these days, what I am about to say may…
Oh, the humanity
The year was 1937 when Herbert Morrison was dispatched to cover the arrival of the Hindenburg in Manchester Township, New Jersey.
OPEN MIND: In praise of caregivers
A caregiver, sometimes called care partner, is a person who gives care or tends to the needs of another person.