Autumn 2009
Volume 16 Number 3
High Stakes in the High County
Sep 16, 2009 |The Highland Companies, a U.S.-based investment syndicate, has assembled 9,500 acres, most of it in Melancthon, but many people in the community, led by NDACT, worry about the future of their farmland and water resources.
The School on the Hill: 125th Anniversary of ODSS
Sep 16, 2009 |As Orangeville District Secondary School celebrates its 125th anniversary, a teacher looks back fondly at the storied past of the region’s first high school.
Open Air Open Minds
Sep 16, 2009 |Learning comes naturally for students of Belfountain Public School’s eco-focused curriculum.
Caledon Kids Get Creative
Sep 15, 2009 |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.
Festival Art Show
Sep 15, 2009 |Fall in the hills has become synonymous with the Headwaters Arts Festival – and its headline event, the Festival Art Show & Sale. This year’s juried show features 35 local artists, including painters, photographers, sculptors, woodworkers and fabric artists.
Dufferin’s Living Library
Sep 15, 2009 |How You Walk The Line: An advance stroll through Dufferin’s Living Library
Hot Potatoes
Sep 15, 2009 |They see a community and way of life lost, profits from local labour flowing south, and their exceptional farmland and water resources disappearing into a very, very large hole in the ground.
Letters – Our readers write: Autum 2009
Sep 15, 2009 |Out of the Shadows Thank you for addressing the abysmal lack of funding for mental illness in Dufferin County. Not only was Jeff Rollings’ article, “Shadowland” (summer/09), a well-researched, well-documented and…
Confection, Congestion and Electrification
Sep 15, 2009 |How One Man’s Obsession with Runaway Sneakers and Rubber Ducks Revolutionized Ocean Science.
Chris Rogers
Sep 15, 2009 |Chris Rogers was able to pursue her Time and Place Project – a study of a single spot in the woods over the course of year.
Cider House Rules
Sep 15, 2009 |Tom Wilson and Nicole Judge should not have had to endure four years of administrative tomfoolery to establish Spirit Tree Estate, their cidery, bakery and local food shop.
Cooler days Warmer food
Sep 15, 2009 |Our main course, a succulent leg of lamb, takes advantage of the season’s apple harvest. We suggest serving this meal with roasted root vegetables.