Spring floods and summer droughts have been subjects addressed in this column over the years. There…
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Election is coming
In just a few short weeks, there is a strong possibility that Ontario may be in the throes of a…
Particular difficulties
Over the past few decades, urban areas grew wealthier and less crime-ridden, while house prices…
The marriage game
Often people tell me how lucky I am to have found and married the Carpenter, the undisputed love of…
Snap, crackle and pop
Snap, crackle and pop is not my cereal popping when I pour milk on it, nor is it the before-bedtime…
Gruesome accidents in county claimed two lives in fall of 1929
Farming and industrial accidents claimed lives in the early decades of the 20th century. Safety…
An upward trend in prices
Naysayers constantly claim that commodity prices are due to decline, and in fact, have not climbed…
Downton vs zombies
They say opposites attract, and after more than 20 years with my Carpenter, I would say they are…
Billions and millions
Wow! What a beautiful morning! Although you won’t be reading this until two weeks down the…
Beatty Brothers firm of Fergus reached its apex in 1929
A couple of weeks ago this column described some of the fire fighting measures taken by the Beatty…
Free trade agreement
One in five Canadian jobs depends on trade. So, expanding trade is critically important to creating…
Happy is a life skill
After years of watching kid movies and bad mock-umentaries about boy bands, I introduced my teenage…
Boosting investment
For the past several years central banks/governments have tried to bolster the economy. Short-term…
Auction sale
Last weekend was a fun weekend for me. We had a slight break in the cold winter weather and I was…
A glimpse into the family of railway baron J.J. Hill of Rockwood
Back about five years this column outlined the early life of James J. Hill, the American railway…