The liquor question was perhaps the most controversial and divisive one in Ontario in the late 19th…
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The importance of reputation
In the financial industry one’s good name is crucially important; the value of a reputation…
Loathing lunch
Every morning as I enter the kitchen, two lunch pails sit open mouthed and hungry, glaring at me…
Pekin Ducks
As the name implies, Pekin ducks originated in Peking, China. They are strictly a domesticated…
Raid on Guelph novitiate drew national attention in 1918
The introduction of conscription in 1917 was the most controversial step taken by the Canadian…
Greenhouse gases
Reputable scientific evidence continues to mount that rising greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are…
Travelling less
Now that the summer holiday season has come to a close, it has become obvious that all of us are…
My little sister
September is Big Brother, Big Sister month across Canada. Seventeen years ago, this organization…
Government dropped ball on debt, slots
The Ontario Legislature resumed sitting on Aug. 27, amidst growing labour unrest in our public…
Gold laced cochins I
It sounded to me like some person choking. I had just walked up to open the door to enter the…
The lower the better
Our political leaders ignore the one change that could reignite the economy: cutting or eliminating…
Walk with me
It’s hard to believe the Carpenter and I chose to take our wedding vows in autumn because…
Gold laced cochins II
I have always been in the habit of collecting junk. Not junk, junk, that is obviously something…
1918 raid on novitiate remained a hot issue for months
Last week’s column described the immediate aftermath of a raid by the federal government on…
Failed 1886 Palmerston bank heist landed local man in penitentiary
The working lives of Wellington County’s bankers, normally routine and uneventful, have…