While the economy no doubt will continue to take centre stage in the public’s mind, the…
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Will you, won’t you?
Anna and I just faced one of those episodes that brings people face-to-face with the uncertainty of…
Fascinating display of industrial history at Harriston library
It has long been my opinion that the pioneer period has received far too much emphasis in the…
Students are becoming strapped for funds
At this time of year, students are getting ready to attend a college or university. They have been…
Tackling big media
Have you ever watched one of those cop shows on TV? A cameraman goes on patrol with police and…
Equality
Nowhere but in Canada has the word equality been more used, more abused, more misunderstood and…
Guelph Township man shot couple walking on railway tracks
John Hazle was not a typical British immigrant to Canada. When he arrived in Ontario about 1870 he…
The correct kind of counterbalance
Every now and then, but all too infrequently, our government comes forth with a “stroke of…
Tornado
Are Heaven and Hell right here on this earth? I have experienced a life of sufficient length to…
Canadian, eh?
A recent email written in Scottish dialect got me thinking about languages and how I have made them…
Harriston hosted huge political rally in 1874
An important part of 19th century political life was the big rally. Those events were something of…
Summer’s gone
On the last day of August, along about the 4am hour, my furnace kicked in, telling me that the…
A new opportunity for better alternatives in energy
Despite all the environmental concerns, the development of alternative sources of energy has moved…
Changing medium
We recently watched a series of television shows that stand in sharp contrast to the usual…
Ponsonby workman was killed by a train in 1890
All too common in the first decades of railway service in Wellington County were deaths resulting…