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So You Want to Run for Local Government?
Ever considered running for office? Here’s a guide to get you to the October 26 municipal election.
Toxic Tricks: Strategies Plants and Animals Use to Stay Alive
In Headwaters and beyond, plants and animals, from stinging nettles and poison ivy to ants and porcupines, rely on physical and chemical defences to stay alive. We tend only to notice when we get too close.
Are You Ready to Vote?
Voting in this October’s election may look a little different in some municipalities depending on where you live. Here’s our guide to make sure your voice is heard.
Celebrating Women in Food and Agriculture
Join the Headwaters Food and Farming Alliance for an evening of community, conversation, and connection as they celebrate the women shaping food and agriculture across Headwaters.
Meet the Candidates: Municipal Election 2026
Find out who’s running for local government in Headwaters.
Summer In The Hills 2026
Our summer issue features stories that connect you to community, nature and the arts, plus the local farm scene with the Headwaters Farm Fresh Guide.
Headwaters Farm Fresh Guide 2026
Looking to eat local? Use this guide to find the freshest eggs, produce, meat, honey and craft beverages right at the source.
Kids Summer Camps 2026
Our annual roundup of the best camps around Orangeville, Shelburne, Caledon, Erin, and Mulmur.
News Desk
Are You Ready to Vote?
Voting in this October’s election may look a little different in some municipalities depending on where you live. Here’s our guide to make sure your voice is heard.
Explainer: Ontario’s Conservation System Faces a Major Overhaul
By next spring, familiar names like Credit Valley Conservation will disappear as 36 authorities are folded into nine – with potential ripple effects across the Headwaters region.
Meet the Candidates: Municipal Election 2026
Find out who’s running for local government in Headwaters.
So You Want to Run for Local Government?
Ever considered running for office? Here’s a guide to get you to the October 26 municipal election.
In Every Issue
How Headwaters Got Its Name
A closer look at how four crucial watersheds shaped the communities of this region, and led to its moniker.
Three Local Makers Dial Up the Creativity
Rock some geode earrings, upcycle your style and discover gorgeous Indigenous patterns this summer.
An Urban Family’s Journey to Erin’s Cozy Countryside
How a couple’s country retreat quickly became the preferred family home, thanks to their designer daughter’s expert touch.
Father-Daughter Duo Turns Salvaged Wood Into Art
What others discard Lawrence and Lucy Kristan transform into award-wining pieces that celebrate the natural world.
Close to Home
In The Hills is honoured to receive an honourable mention from the National Magazine Awards Foundation for its distinctly local storytelling.
Forgotten Factories: Remembering Bolton’s King Street Ashery
Discover the history of potash production in Headwaters, and the rise and fall of entrepreneur Edward Porritt’s ashery in the late 1800s.
Letters From Our Readers
Readers respond to stories about rural navigation, road naming, local makers and recycling challenges in the Headwaters.
A Day in the Life of Erin’s Treasure Hunter
Julia Grys is always on the lookout for vintage finds and rare antiques that catch the eye for her shop, The Swan.
Your Guide to This Summer’s Must-Do Events
Paint in lavender fields, catch concerts and live music, and test your endurance at Mud Hero.
The Secret to Perfectly Smoked Jerk Starts With the Seasoning
Plus culinary collabs at local craft breweries, field-to-fork dining experiences and exotic game sandwiches, all on the menu in this issue’s Food + Drink.
Our Summer 2026 Contributors
Meet three of the magazine’s clever contributors – Barbara Fletcher, Jaxon Wakeford and Dan Needles.
Pop’s Recipe for Well-Being: Swiss Chalet, Vodka Tonics and Good Company
Dan Needles on how eating together and enjoying life’s simple pleasures helped his father live to the ripe old age of 97.
Notes From the Wild
Bird’s-foot Trefoil Has The Blues
While it may be classified as an invasive species, this fast-growing perennial broadleaf is a popular pollinator, a supporter of eroding soil and hardy food for livestock.
Sundews: Hidden Hunters of the Bog
Sporting sticky tentacles covered with sugary dew, this carnivorous plant gets nitrogen from unsuspecting insects that wander into its grasp.
Minnow Love
Those who know minnows would place them near the top of nature’s wonders. Dull and boring? Far from it!
A Melody on a Wing
With spring in full swing, the trees are alive with the songs of migrating warblers returning to Ontario’s forests on their journey north.
Summer Food Fun
Farm-to-Table Dining Shares the Journey from Seed to Celebration
A look at the farmer-chef ties behind truly local menus that exemplify the field-to-fork experience.
The Art of the Hyperlocal Charcuterie Board
If a full brunch or sit-down dinner feels like too much, too soon after a winter of hibernation, consider gathering around an amped-up charcuterie board built with local meats, cheeses and toppings.
She Says Tomato
Inspired by her mediterranean roots, chef and TV host Liz Fusato builds a hearty menu featuring a simple and tantalizing roasted tomato sauce paired with homemade pasta.



