Local climate change activist pounds the Orangeville pavement weekly to get her message out.

This business owner helps people with disabilities express themselves through music at Tisho’s Music Academy in Bolton.

This duo brings Dufferin’s farmers together with foodies, chefs, students and families.

At her Youthdale Riding Program in Hockley Valley, kids learn a lot more than how to ride.

Twenty-six of this Shelburne golfing legend’s students have gone on to university golf scholarships across North America.

The founders of Streams Community Hub in Shelburne believe every child deserves a chance to tap into their creative side.

Six women carry on a 20-year history of bringing exceptional, independent film to Orangeville.

The founder of Feral Cat Rescue in Melancthon gives feral felines a new lease on life.

Going for the big one: At the ice fishing derby on Island Lake, the lucky ones win a prize – or at least go home with supper.

We’d warmed up with a short hike down to a kettle lake covered in untrodden snow. We couldn’t resist the temptation to make tracks, so we crossed the lake enjoying the silence and the warm sunshine.

Photographer James MacDonald visited Hockley Valley Resort, shadowing the patrollers who keep skiers safe.

For these “fatty” enthusiasts, the coming of winter no longer spells the end of the ride.

With wintery classics such as the braised lamb shanks, there’s plenty of room to deepen and elevate flavours.

Lamb curry warms me twice, once as I’m cooking it and then again when I eat it.

Warm up to winter with chef Terry Doel’s Moroccan lentil stew.

Slow roasted loin of pork, served with a robust kale and apple salad and house-made tomato salsa.

This serendipitous meeting with a near-sighted beaver was my favorite type of wildlife encounter!

The reasons burls grow on trees are still not fully understood, but infection by viruses, fungus and bacteria are likely causes.

A great many seeds tap into the mobility of birds and animals to spread themselves around.

Why do so many sentinel bur oaks grace farm fields in Caledon and other parts of southern Ontario?