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Autumn 2022

Volume 29, Number 3

Creemore Nature Preserve

Sep 20, 2022 | Nicola Ross

This short hike in Clearview Township is perfect for a quick escape into brilliant fall colours, with gorgeous maple trees, a pollinator garden, and crystal waters that are the local brewery’s special ingredient.

Meet the Maker: Colby Chin

Sep 20, 2022 | Ellie Eberlee

A landscaper expresses his love of chess by carving oversized limestone and granite sets built to last.

Local Buys: Autumn 2022

Sep 20, 2022 | Janice Quirt

Floral art, kitchen picks and metal art

Striking a Cord

Sep 20, 2022 | Alison McGill

Everything you need to know about what type of wood to burn, and how to source, store and stack it all.

Jigsaws and Routers and Drills, Oh My!

Sep 20, 2022 | Emily Dickson

Theatre Orangeville’s technical director, Lisa Lahue, gets her hands dirty as she helps create the imagined worlds that enchant theatregoers.

The Rise and Fall of the Rural Post Office

Sep 20, 2022 | Ken Weber

Before rural mail delivery was established in the early 1900s, nearly every village and hamlet in these hills had a post office.

How Will Our Kids Align Their Stars?

Sep 20, 2022 | Bethany Lee

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s such a familiar question. We throw it out to the littlest of our littles, as early as age three or four, once their interests start to sparkle.

A Hard Pill to Swallow

Sep 20, 2022 | Gail Grant

Getting the pill out of the package is just the first irritation with prescription meds.

Open House

Sep 20, 2022 | Alison McGill

For two architects who built thriving careers in Czechoslovakia, Canada and China, a contemporary home set against the sweeping vistas of Mulmur’s Pine River valley is their paradise found.

A Puzzling Conclusion: Autumn 2022

Sep 20, 2022 | Ken Weber

Try your hand at euchre, name some newborns and identify a dozen animals – plus a few extra brain teasers

Autumn Contributors

Sep 20, 2022 | In The Hills

Get to know Elaine Li, Fisher Monahan and Isabel Buckmaster, some of the fresh new faces whose work appears in this autumn’s issue.

How Food Found the Path to a Community’s Heart

Sep 20, 2022 | Ellie Eberlee

From the farmers’ market to the food truck, Rasmi’s Falafel has become a familiar name in Orangeville, sharing a ‘sunny taste of Syria’ since 2016