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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.

Sep 11, 2014

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…

Mar 31, 2013

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.

Nov 21, 2011

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.

Jun 16, 2011

Secret Gardens

From the street you’d never know it – but behind these two Orangeville homes are gardens of magical delight.

Mar 24, 2011

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.

Mar 24, 2011

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.

Nov 23, 2010

Hallelujah! Handel’s Messiah Comes to the Hills

A registered Canadian charity, Achill Choral Society began as a community choir in 1982.

Nov 20, 2010

Abbeyfield House: Hearth and Home

It is no secret that the enjoyment of good food and good company creates lasting social and emotional benefits.

Nov 20, 2010

Ontario Gothic

A modest log cabin and a grand Victorian farmhouse merge history in Caledon, thanks to Helen and John Mason.

Sep 13, 2010

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.

Jun 15, 2010

The Enchantment of Young Thespians

Each year Jane Ohland Cameron writes and directs and new play for aspiring young actors at Theatre Orangeville.

Mar 21, 2010

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.

Nov 15, 2009

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.

Sep 15, 2009

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.

Jun 18, 2009

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.

Mar 21, 2009

African Connections

Those who have reached out to Africa tell a powerful story of hope amid despair.

Nov 18, 2008

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.

Nov 18, 2008