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Our Favourite Picks for Winter 2014

Must shop, deck the halls, cheer and boo!

Nov 17, 2014
In The Hills

A Hymn to the Small Hall

The community hall is one of the very last places where we are allowed to get together and make something out of nothing, just for the fun of it.

Nov 17, 2014
Dan Needles

Holiday Entertaining

Made In The Hills – Here’s to a season of searching out the best our region has to offer – and sharing widely with family and friends.

Nov 17, 2014
Tralee Pearce

Fat Bikes – the Action’s in the Traction

For these “fatty” enthusiasts, the coming of winter no longer spells the end of the ride.

Nov 17, 2014
Nicola Ross

Cooking with Phil Dewar: Rum Cake

“Just play with the recipe. Have fun,” says Soulyve’s Phil Dewar of his Caribbean rum cake ingredients.

Nov 17, 2014
Cecily Ross

Carib-fusion Rum Cake

At Soulyve, the cake is served with a chocolate-Scotch bonnet sauce and toasted-nutmeg crème Anglaise.

Nov 17, 2014
Cecily Ross

Toasted-Nutmeg Crème Anglaise

There are many different versions using different spices and fruit. But the one thing they all have in common is lots and lots of rum.

Nov 17, 2014
Cecily Ross

Scotch Bonnet Chocolate Sauce

We asked Phil to share with us his recipe for Jamaican rum cake and sauces, an extravagant confection that brings a whiff of the Caribbean to that dependable holiday favourite, fruit cake.

Nov 17, 2014
Cecily Ross

“Your Christmas concert must be first-rate. Nothing less!”

During the 1800s, teachers in local one-room schools faced 
a list of expectations and responsibilities so onerous, 
it’s a wonder so many carried on.

Nov 17, 2014
Ken Weber

A Week Without Screens

Over the week we got into some serious battles in the mornings, pushing the time envelope until everyone had to rush off to work and school.

Nov 17, 2014
Bethany Lee

A Timely Salvation

An abandoned stone church in Caledon is blessed with a second life.

Nov 17, 2014
Pam Purves

A Puzzling Conclusion: Winter 2014

Mr. Judge’s word circle, game of checkers in Marsville, think out of the box and FAST!

Nov 17, 2014
Ken Weber