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Spring 2013

Volume 20 Number 1

Chicken for Dinner

Mar 31, 2013 | Dan Needles | Fence Posts

I am allowed to grow a small number for my own use, but if I tried to sell the eggs or the broilers in any quantity, I would be visited by a chicken policeman in a big black Ford.

The Great Escaper

Mar 31, 2013 | Ken Weber | Historic Hills

The Orangeville Sun called him Robert the Bold. Local police called him ‘armed and dangerous.’ His neighbours called him ‘misunderstood.’ Bob Cook’s story fits all these descriptions – and then some.

Pommies Dry Cider: Crisp, Clear & Dry

Mar 31, 2013 | Nicola Ross | Homegrown in the Hills

Even in colder weather customers love Pommies’ combination of five local apple varieties, a bit of sugar, water, naturally occurring acids and carbonation.

Going the Distance – On Horseback

Mar 31, 2013 | Nicola Ross | Good Sport

Endurance riding is one of the fastest growing equine sports in the world.

A Home for Eclectic Art and Artifacts

Mar 31, 2013 | Pam Purves | At Home in the Hills

This is a home for people with curious minds and catholic tastes. What appears from the outside to be a romantic’s ideal of a country house in a bucolic setting…

Shining a Light on Mental Health

Mar 31, 2013 | Bethany Lee | Headwaters Nest

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research says that one in five Canadians will experience a form of mental illness at some point.

A Puzzling Conclusion: Spring 2013

Mar 31, 2013 | Ken Weber | Back Issues | Departments | In Every Issue | Leisure | Puzzles

From Terra Cotta to Terra Nova, a leaky roof in Alton and how Ginny fooled Jack.