From time to time this column features a Wellington County native who has achieved success and…
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Olympic gold: is it worth it?
I have never had much interest in watching any sports. This year, things began to change. While…
Post-podium panic
The Olympics are over. Now what? I cannot remember what we did before them and I haven’t a…
Kitchen gardens I
If your seed catalogue has not already arrived, now is the time that you get on the phone and ask…
Rescuers were heroes in 1953 Elora and Fergus incidents
School children are regularly warned to keep off the ice on streams and rivers. It was no…
A risky business
According to Statistics Canada, currently approximately one million people own and live in condos.…
A real scandal in education
Huge amounts of money are spent each year on university education; unfortunately, that is a scandal…
Spring cleaning
This sucks. My vacuum cleaner, I mean. It is a dust-eating, dirt-swallowing, fur-slurping hurricane…
Kitchen gardens II
The first veggies that I think most important in any garden, kitchen or otherwise are the hardy…
Innes, McIntosh guided Guelph Mercury for seven decades
Those of us with a fondness for newspapers sometimes lament the passing of the old-time…
Kitchen gardens III
The first on my list of annual food plants to be tucked into the soils of your garden would be, by…
Danger of flooding on Grand River was acute in 1934
The construction of storage dams, combined with careful monitoring of conditions, has virtually…
A major shift in brand loyalties in Canada
A less-known effect of the so-called Great Recession that began last year is the major shift in…
Laughter after 70
Every Thursday morning, Anna and I go to a coffee hour. Well, actually, more than Anna…
Kitchen gardens IV
Coming up soon to the third anniversary of the loss of my Little Lady, the love of my life, as most…