Jeff Rollings

In recent years farmers have been subjected to a plethora of regulations related to environmental protection and food safety. Has the pendulum swung too far?

It’s people who make a community. And our second annual celebration of local heroes is a salute to ten extraordinary people who define our community at its best.

Local Hero: Heather Broadbent is Caledon’s respected heritage expert.

Local Hero: Doc Gillies is a legendary community champion.

Local Hero: Jade’s powerhouse Lake Erie swim went in the record books!

Local Hero: Rob Ciccotelli: The sheer volume of this man’s creative endeavours is astonishing.

Local Hero: Larry Kurtz is the founder of Orangeville’s highly successful Blues and Jazz Festival.

Local Hero: Ken Jewett is the founder of Maple Leaves Forever.

Local Heroes: Karen Hutchinson & Jennifer Clark are driving a local and sustainable food system.

How You Walk The Line: An advance stroll through Dufferin’s Living Library

Mental illness is a lonely, often hidden disease – all the more so in Dufferin County where services are fractured and funding is, abysmally, the lowest in the province.

As Johnny nuzzled and pestered for treats, I soon discovered horses aren’t so different from the love-sponge golden retrievers I had at home.

It’s been 50 years since Black Friday, the day the Avro Arrow was cancelled – and economic disaster spread like wildfire through the hills.

A tribute to the people who enrich our lives in Headwaters.

Local Heroes: Sheilagh Crandall, Sarah Crandall Haney and Debbe Crandall.

Local Hero: Nancy Frater, a woman who is clearly at the top of her game, this year Nancy became president of the Canadian Booksellers Association. “

Don MacIver is a living example of the adage “think globally, act locally.” By day, he’s a world-travelling Environment Canada scientist, expert in climatology, meteorology and biodiversity.

Local Hero: Wendy Carter bring arts education into the lives of thousands of school children in Dufferin.