Historic Hills
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Show us the money!
Departments, Historic Hills, The Current Issue
November 21, 2011
There were new markets, an expansion in available goods, new opportunities and, above all, a new lifestyle: people here had become connected to the outside world.
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Bringing ‘The Word’ to the Wilderness
Autumn 2011, Back Issues, Departments, Historic Hills
September 9, 2011
Of the worshippers in Mono Mills he complained, “When they should rise, they sit; when they should sit, they continue standing.”
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From vision to village
Back Issues, Departments, Historic Hills, Summer 2011
June 16, 2011
From Hamilton, Lewis Horning and his crew used ox teams to haul equipment and supplies over the primitive roads to Market Hill (Mono Mills), the jump-off point for the wilderness.
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Dr. Algie delivers a jolt
Back Issues, Departments, Historic Hills, Spring 2011
March 23, 2011
By the 1880s, poor sanitation had been identified as a major cause of disease and governments were taking action. Here in the hills, newly established health boards had a lot of catching up to do.
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Was Christmas ever ‘Old-Fashioned’?
Back Issues, Departments, Historic Hills, Winter 2010
November 20, 2010
Christmas was once a simple season of carolling and school concerts, of neighbourly greetings and family visits, of tinkling bells and sleigh rides in gently falling snow, all blessedly free of commercial pressure. Well, maybe.
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When Local Government Ruled
Autumn 2010, Back Issues, Departments, Historic Hills
September 13, 2010
Before there were boards and commissions and tribunals and official plans, and before there were consultants and mission statements and surveys and regulations and codes, the local municipal council handled almost everything. And fast.
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Prohibition pits “wet” vs “dry”
Back Issues, Departments, Historic Hills, Summer 2010
June 15, 2010
In the 1880s, prohibitionists took the fight for liquor control to the voting booths of the nation. In the hills, choosing “wet” or “dry” became such a hot button that neighbours and whole communities were pulled in different directions.
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A Tale of a Jail
Back Issues, Departments, Historic Hills, Spring 2010
March 21, 2010
When it came into service in 1867, built on land donated by the Village of Brampton, Peel County jail was a grim edifice modelled on England’s notorious Newgate Prison.
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The Bolton Kinsmen
Back Issues, Departments, Historic Hills, Winter 2009
November 15, 2009
In the early spring of 1967, the Stanley Cup playoffs…held the attention of hockey fans everywhere in these hills. Except in Bolton.
Artist in Residence
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Susan Mein
A self-taught artist who began painting at an early age, Susan’s slightly naïve style adds extra charm to her nostalgic interpretations of rural life, which include scenes from here in the hills.
Countryside Digest
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Motor cars, canines and capitalism
In a move reminiscent of the infamous family-planning measures introduced in 1976, residents of Shanghai are only allowed one dog per household.
Letters
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Letters to the Editor
Letters published in the WINTER 2011 edition of In The Hills magazine.
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