Back Issues
Filmmaker Michael McGowan Constructs a House and a Film Career
Sep 13, 2012 | | ArtsThe long driveway winds through fields and trees, a small flock of birds – blue jays, cardinals & finches – flies up into the bright afternoon sky.
Headwaters Midwives: Ushering in New Life
Sep 13, 2012 | | CommunityOne of the most popular reasons women are drawn to midwifery care is because it allows low-risk mothers the option of giving birth in the hospital or at home.
Your Public Library is Hot!
Sep 13, 2012 |Once upon a time the public library was like a cathedral, where patrons came and went in reverent silence. Not anymore. Today’s library is action central.
Letters – Our readers write: Autumn 2012
Sep 13, 2012 | | Autumn 2012 | Departments | Letters, Our Readers WriteI thought In The Hills was just a magazine about B&Bs and real estate, but when I took a closer look, I really liked it and saw how passionate many people are about the issues in the area, especially environmental ones.
Whales, wheat and Wonderland
Sep 13, 2012 | | Autumn 2012 | Countryside Digest | Departments | EnvironmentAlice’s True Adventure “There was never a March Hare, a Cheshire Cat, or a hookah-smoking caterpillar. The mushroom upon which the caterpillar sat, however, is real. The iconic Amanita muscaria,…
Kim Harcourt
Sep 13, 2012 |Check out Kim’s work this fall on the North of 89 Studio Tour and at Holiday Treasures, Dufferin Country Museum.
Free Range Pig
Sep 13, 2012 | | Fence PostsI was hoeing the garden when Dillinger suddenly came around the henhouse, trotting along like he was on his way to the bank. He was sunburned and covered with dirt.
Our Favourite Picks for Autumn 2012
Sep 13, 2012 | | Autumn 2012 | Community | Departments | In Every Issue | Must DoOur own highly selective “picks” of just some of the things that make life such a distinctive pleasure here in the hills.
Hockley Valley Coffee Roasters: In pursuit of the perfect cup
Sep 13, 2012 | | Homegrown in the HillsTom Deans loves coffee so much, he decided to roast it himself!
The Perch
Sep 13, 2012 | | At Home in the HillsIt is fair to say their discovery of a woman in the neighbourhood who traps raccoons, fixes floods, cleans the house and ploughs the driveway was also a revelation in its own way.
Dealing with a Nightmare: The 1947 Palgrave Fire
Sep 13, 2012 | | Autumn 2012 | Departments | Heritage | Historic Hills | In Every IssueIn the days before modern firefighting, nothing frightened a small community – or pulled it together more powerfully – than a major blaze. The 1947 Palgrave fire was one such case.
Ladies’ night out … with shotguns
Sep 13, 2012 | | Good SportI cracked the gun open and the empty shot popped out of the barrel in a small cloud of smoke.