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A Magnificent Obsession

Mar 16, 2024 | Don Scallen

Collecting and nurturing remarkable trees has been a 30-year passion for Caledon’s Gary Haslett.

Let The Good Times Roll

Mar 16, 2024 | Tony Reynolds

As organizers, musicians and fans gear up for the 20th Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival in June, they reflect on the profound power of filling a small town with big sounds.

It’s Baby Season at the Wildlife Centre

Mar 16, 2024 | Don Scallen

The spring rush of young, orphaned or injured animals marks the start of another busy year at Procyon Wildlife and Rehabilitation Centre.

A Guide for Loopy Hikers

Mar 16, 2024 | In The Hills

In her latest book, Nicola Ross offers aspiring Bruce Trail end-to-enders 40 loop hikes from Niagara to Tobermory.

Alison and Jim

Mar 16, 2024 | Anthony Jenkins

Although her life is separated from artist J.E.H. MacDonald by nearly a century, Alison Douglas has come to know the painter with microscopic intimacy.

An Affinity for Analog

Mar 16, 2024 | Janice Quirt

Steeped in digital culture, generation Z and millennials are hungry for vinyl records, processed film, paper journals and real books as the ultimate antidote to a screen-based world.

William Algie

Mar 16, 2024 | Nancy Early

This manufacturer, master storyteller and community builder left an indelible mark on the village of Alton.

In Retrospect – Autumn 2023

Sep 8, 2023 | In The Hills

A look back on how we’ve covered the pleasures and concerns of country life over the last three decades.

Caledon forced to go it alone: Here’s why the odds and costs are against us

Sep 8, 2023 | Nicola Ross

The Ford government’s dissolution of Peel and incursion into the Greenbelt pose existential threats to Caledon as we know it.

When Caledon Was Made: Tales of Conflict and Triumph From the Early Days

Sep 8, 2023 | Bert Moore

A rural route by any other name? Where to put the blue bins? A memoir from Caledon’s first public works architect.

If the Greenbelt Gives Way to Sprawl, Seven Headwaters Species Will Suffer

Sep 8, 2023 | Don Scallen

You may not know some of these magnificent species but they are our precious, fragile neighbours that cannot survive in a subdivision.

Why Couples are Choosing Country Weddings

Sep 8, 2023 | Alison McGill

Not only are nuptials in nature rustic and romantic, they’re also increasingly eco-friendly with couples creating stylish and memorable parties that don’t cost the earth.