On May 29, the Ontario Legislature voted on the Wynne government’s budget motion. With its…
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An upward move
For more than a year now gold’s price has been in a correction phase, never surpassing last…
Summer camp
As the school calendar draws to a close, I am feeling the panic of “now what?” For…
Tornado partially destroyed infant town of Guelph in 1829
An account of a severe storm or a tornado has been the subject of a column in most years over the…
Bees, bees
Bees, bees, where be the bees? This I wonder as I wander each morning out to check on the health…
Market Nonsense
Recently the press, notably magazine covers, have featured stories stating that we are on the…
Winter jacket
It has been a long time since I dug out, from the back of the closet, my winter jacket on the third…
Lessons from Dad
I am a Daddy’s Girl through and through, but let me clarify what that means to me. My dad and…
Knuckles and know-how on a routine train trip in 1923
I like to indulge my fascination with railways several times per year in this column. Though little…
A wish list
It is about time that we prepared a wish list of changes that should occur to put our economy back…
Boys team
Sometimes, I wish I were a man. Today was one of those times. It’s days like this, where the…
Patience
I’m beginning to lose my patience with my peacocks. On the other hand, what I know about…
Mouse catcher
To be fair, I had warned the children not to leave sporting equipment, toys, swim towels, etc. in…
Bare with me
Living as I now do, just west of Markdale, caused a little concern when I first heard that a bear…
Bad advice
Many people are looking for help to manage their finances. Many unsophisticated turn to financial…