When the McLean family set out to build a new home in Caledon, friends and neighbours stepped up to help.

People often ask me what I do for a living out here on the farm, and for the last four months the answer has been ‘I blow snow’.

Our patriotism is a little tucked away, but it’s right there when we need it.

Heather Hayes and the Orangeville Food Bank team bring dignity to people’s lives as they keep the shelves stocked.

This national gem spans all provinces and territories, and some 50 km of it passes through our towns and villages.

Meet three talented people – photographer Bob Noble and writers Francesca Discenza and James Gerus – whose work debuts in our spring issue.

Brilliant bucatini, a new twist on Jamaican patties, and wine events to celebrate spring.

Steam locomotives like the James McKay helped shape build and our communities in the early 1900s.

With a rug hook and strips of wool fabric, this Caledon textile artist captures the beauty of nature.

I’m no Marie Kondo, but every once in a while I want to dig in like this, scrub everything down, and have a little purge.

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Inspired by landscapes and seasonal changes, this artist considers herself a ‘recorder’ of beauty.

Mystic carryalls, artful quilts and colourful mosaics to brighten up the season.

Jump into spring with the Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival, a hike for Bethell Hospice and a rubber ducky race.

A primer on the top home designs that captured the fancy of early settlers in Caledon, Dufferin and Erin.

Huge skulls from more than 10,000 years ago reveal a time when beavers as big as bears called this area home.

Owls generate great excitement among birders, and they tug, irresistibly, at our heart strings with those big, expressive eyes.

Trees like ginkgos and dawn redwoods are called “living fossils” due to their ancient origins that date back to the days of the dinosaurs.

Using venom, camouflage and jump scare tactics, snakes find many ways to survive and escape danger.

In March nature pushes against the shackles of winter, and then bursts free with birdsong and butterflies.

The rocky terrain on an escarpment precipice inspired rather than deterred the creation of this expansive Caledon garden.

Creating your first vegetable garden can seem like a daunting task. Here’s a beginner’s guide to choosing the right spot, the top crops and enjoying the fruits (well, vegetables) of your labour.

How I learned to find and cook spring’s local bounty.

An Orangeville family reflects on their time living in one of the century homes that give Zina Street its heritage charm, and on their addition to another chapter in its history.

Jeff Hamilton’s ambitious restoration of a 1904 Victorian house in Shelburne transformed a gutted heritage gem into a splendid three-apartment building.

An elegantly renovated former church in Mono fulfills its mission as a serene family nest for a mom and her two daughters.

Work-from-home studios are having a moment, driven in part by pandemic trends; newbies and veterans alike speak to the merits of a space of one’s own.