WELLINGTON COUNTY – We’re writing this letter, signed by aligned Volunteer Centres in a…
Opinion
College
There is a stack of boxes and totes in the corner of my living room. An old chrome toaster is…
The heyday of Wellington County’s fall fairs
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Gone
While you’re reading this, I am standing on a dock overlooking the lake.
And then there was nothing
Destructionists erupted with great cheer and jubilation in downtown Montreal as a statue of Canada’s first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, toppled to the ground.
Cornerstone for Speedside Church laid in 1840
Never a large denomination in Canada, the Congregationalists joined the big church union of 1925 that created the United Church of Canada.
Let’s work together
Usually when the last week of August caps off summer, parents are as excited as kids knowing back…
Sunflowers
There are some things in life I could not do without; essential things like water, the love of my…
Canadian vacations have changed drastically
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Fergus doctors developed anemia cure in 1927
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Crime in 1939 was similar to crime today
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
It’s been a while
We were still at the old office downtown when word slipped out that Groves was ambitious to renovate its aging facility.
Open Mind: Quarantine cocktails
The Canadian Centre for Substance Use and Addiction has posted an interesting study on their…