Michele Green
Michele Green is a freelance writer who lives near Belfountain.
Get Up and Dance!
The Dufferin Dance Network brings dance to people – and people to dance.
Soothing the Senses
Sensory gardens engage the senses and reduce stress. Textures, such as the soft, furry leaves of woolly lamb’s ear, encourage touching…
The Florence Nightingale of Newfoundland
Nurse Myra Bennett travelled by foot, horse, dogsled and boat, she provided isolated communities with their only source of medical assistance.
The Bard Visits the Mill
Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls…
Step right up to see the amazing, zany, dark, chaotic and upside-down farce: The Comedy of Errors.
Secret Gardens
From the street you’d never know it – but behind these two Orangeville homes are gardens of magical delight.
Stitches Across Time
Pat’s work will be included in an exhibition called Stitches Across Time at Dufferin County Museum and Archives this spring and summer.
2010 Local Heroes: Louise Kindree
A Caledon East resident, Louise retired ten years ago from a career in human resources with Environment Canada, specializing in values and ethics.
Hallelujah! Handel’s Messiah Comes to the Hills
A registered Canadian charity, Achill Choral Society began as a community choir in 1982.
Abbeyfield House: Hearth and Home
It is no secret that the enjoyment of good food and good company creates lasting social and emotional benefits.
Ontario Gothic
A modest log cabin and a grand Victorian farmhouse merge history in Caledon, thanks to Helen and John Mason.
Dancing on the Edge
Michelle Grierson and Kerri-Ann Paradis Hutton use bold, contemporary dance to explore emotional and social boundaries. The result will be performed by a collective of young dancers this summer.
The Enchantment of Young Thespians
Each year Jane Ohland Cameron writes and directs and new play for aspiring young actors at Theatre Orangeville.
Jane Helie & Tammy Clark: Kind-Hearted Cat Herders
Local Heroes: Jane Helie & Tammy Clark have cared for a feral cat community over the past ten years.
Caledon Kids Get Creative
For more than 40 summers CACY has been introducing local kids to their artistic sides. The CACY Fine Arts Show, granddaddy of the local fall art shows, helps make it all possible.
Big Weather
Hold on to your hats! The weather, she-is-a-changing. Global warming is exacerbating Canada’s gloriously variable weather, adding a growing current of concern to our favourite topic of conversation. It’s been more than two decades since the “big tornado” hit these hills in 1985, but in recent years the incidence of smaller tornadoes, high winds and violent storms has escalated.
Plant Paradise: A Little Piece of Paradise
Two self-taught Caledon gardeners have created a kind of boutique garden centre, where the emphasis is on natural, organic, drought-hardy – and gorgeous.
African Connections
Those who have reached out to Africa tell a powerful story of hope amid despair.
Christmas collections and recollections
It is difficult to know when enough is enough with a collection. But when it has taken over every available shelf, countertop and dresser, it could be time to re-evaluate.



