By 1860 seven dams had been constructed across the Grand in the Fergus and Elora area.
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Merry flirting
The censorship of the holiday song Baby, it’s Cold Outside has me a little heated. Before I…
Foresight lacking
It would be stunning, if not so entirely predictable. Just as they closed up shop early for a…
When ripples become whirlpools
Every four years, give or take, a trip is made to Wellington County headquarters to welcome new…
Uncovering the history of Elora’s Chinese laundry
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Moving on and marijuana
As this week marks the inaugural meetings for the new municipal councils that will serve local…
Low Expectations
If the secret to success really is low expectations, perhaps there will be a measure by which the…
Bohemians
If I contributed anything of value to my children’s gene pool, I know it is a profound love of…
Four new churches dedicated in county in early 1864
1860 to 1875 marked a flurry of church construction, from one end of the county to the other
Pardon the confusion
As the years pass and time seems to speed up, confusion reigns. Items in the news and a few…
No mistletoe
Sometimes cynicism is a good thing, especially when I accept that it’s just pessimism without…
Home sick
You know what they say: the family that gets sick together, gets to stay home and be sick together.…
Acclaimed candidates 1, local citizens 0
One would have expected a little more grace at a recent Mapleton council meeting, rather than the…
Funding conundrum
“We have insufficient funding to maintain or repair all of the water and erosion control…
Rethinking sex ed.
As the provincial government re-works chapters of the most recent sex-ed curriculum it found…