The Draw of a New Art Season
With bold exhibits, small galleries and studio tours taking place across Headwaters, autumn’s creative landscape beckons.
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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.
The Draw of a New Art Season
With bold exhibits, small galleries and studio tours taking place across Headwaters, autumn’s creative landscape beckons.
Autumn’s Determined Intruders
Leaves of every shape and shade are underfoot this time of year, but the honey locust leaflets aren’t content to stay there – they are determined to move in with me.
Making Room for Misfits
In his debut novel In The Hills alumnus Ken Weber draws on his decades as a special education pioneer to ask what makes us different – and how our community can embrace us anyway.
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From Caledon to Calgary: Finding Home Again
Moving out west after 50 years away brought new challenges, emotional farewells and the hope of rebuilding community for this longtime In The Hills writer.
Aging Gets a Makeover at Small-Town Gyms
Seniors are embracing functional fitness to get fit for everyday life, and stay strong and independent in their later years.
Guardians of the Gravestones
Each weathered headstone holds a story. Three dedicated volunteers are making sure Caledon’s departed rest in peace, and are not forgotten.
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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.
2026 Municipal Election Events
Want to ask a question or find out more about the candidates running for election in your town or township? Here are the panel and Q&A events currently planned for the Headwaters communities.
Municipal Election 2026: Who’s Running in the Town of Caledon
Here are the candidates running for mayor, regional councillor, local councillor and school board trustee in Caledon.
Meet the Candidates: Municipal Election 2026
Find out who’s running for local government in Headwaters.
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The Mayor of Mono Centre
A stonemason by trade and Freemason by association, Archie McQuilkin stepped into the realm of local politics and left his mark on the local community.
Who’s in Charge Here?
If you’re confused by the two-tier structure of municipal government in Headwaters, you’re not alone. Here’s a primer on how local government works – and who’s responsible for what.
Food + Drink: Find Out What’s Cooking This Fall
Learn to mix your own spices, nibble on tiny chocolate pumpkins, and sip your way through Headwaters’ craft breweries.
Field Notes: Your Guide to Autumn Events
This season’s calendar includes fun at fall fairs, Broadway stars on stage, small halls full of music and even some speed dating for singles.
Built, Not Bought: The Making of a Custom Car
This father-son team from Mono crafted a one-of-a-kind ride from scratch, and it turns heads wherever it goes.
Staying Strong in My Second Half
Starting to feel your age? It’s never too late to get up and start moving, as Bethany Lee finds out.
A Place to Hang Their Hats
Once home to Inglewood’s village butcher, this character-filled space has now been thoughtfully transformed into a stylish, welcoming home for a young family.
Briony Douglas’s Sculptures Go Big on Nostalgia
This Erin artist creates oversized, joyful pieces – like giant sneakers, massive boots and huge guitars – meant to inspire happiness in all ages.
Two Shows, One Wild Day
Mono’s James Gerus shares what it’s like for an actor to star in the world debut of Sandra Laronde’s ‘She Holds Up the Stars’ at Roy Thomson Hall.
The Season of Fresh Starts
Fall motivates us to try new routines, adopt new habits and pursue personal growth – at every stage of life.
Our Autumn 2026 Contributors
In this issue, Anna Lee Boschetto, Gail Grant and Jeff Rollings write about fitness after 50, moving cross-country, and a new novel about small town misfits.
Dead Sheep and Deadlines: A Writer’s Day on the Farm
When your ‘office’ is surrounded by livestock, your work day could include coaxing escaped pigs back home while trying to finish a column.
Notes From the Wild
Turtle Babies – The ‘Cute’ Factor
Unlike many other reptiles, little hatchlings have a tendency to pull at humans’ heartstrings. What is it that makes us find them adorable?
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!
Autumn Adventures
Nine Ways to Get Outside with Kids This Autumn
From visiting a farm to painting en plein air, make this a fall season to remember with the young ones in your life.
In Pie We Crust – Three Apple Pie Recipes to Try
It’s apple season, and we have the scoop on transforming nature’s bounty into irresistible pies.
Geocaching Treasure Hunt
A thoroughly modern treasure hunt is a surefire way to get kids busy outdoors.



