Penny wise and pound foolish is a tired axiom, but it applies aptly to some recent moves of…
Opinion
Eramosa burglary shocked Wellington County in 1878
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
OPINION: Tackling housing, labour challenges in county
By Tom Lusis and Jana Burns In July 2018 the CBC published an article, titled Renaissance of Elora,…
Immigration and the workplace
Immigration is a common conversation thread throughout many business communities. It seems…
Rain
When I first saw it, it looked like a clump of mud and grass that might have fallen off the…
It’s only 10 bucks
The thing about ten bucks is if you have it, it isn’t worth a whole lot. If you don’t have ten…
Telegraph service came to Fergus, Elora 165 years ago
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Spring edition
If you haven’t done so already, be sure to take a look at the spring edition of Business Leader,…
Figuring it out
It’s been a bit of a struggle this week, trying to figure out how governments big and small…
Bad mood
I arrived home from work one Friday evening in a very bad mood. I was dragging home baggage that…
#Everyone’s a critic
Premier Doug Ford apparently feels mainstream journalists have become irrelevant because he can…
Community news from the Mapleton area in 1931, 1981
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Order of Canada
Last week I had the privilege of interviewing Order of Canada recipient Jim Estill. He is the…
Secrets
My husband and I have never kept secrets from each other. Until now. Imagine how I felt when the…
OPINION: Federal budget fuels investments in agriculture
By Keith Currie There’s something in this year’s federal budget for everyone, at least that’s…