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Our Favourite Picks for Winter 2012

Our favourite picks for winter, must attend, must frolic in the snow and must get creative.

Nov 17, 2012
In The Hills

A Reliable Source of Suspect Information

For the longest time I had the gnawing feeling that something was happening somewhere and I didn’t know about it.

Nov 17, 2012
Dan Needles

How William Lyon Mackenzie Escaped Through Caledon …or Not!

They were smuggled food by a local farmer’s wife who, knowing she was being watched, would tie packages of food to her crinolines and go for a walk.

Nov 17, 2012
Ken Weber

The Rebellion of 1837: Not Just Montgomery’s Tavern

The rebellion in Upper Canada finally got British authorities to look into what was upsetting the colonies.

Nov 17, 2012
Ken Weber

Am Braigh Farm: Farming on the Back Side of the Calendar

Jamie bought Am Braigh’s three acres and broken-down old farmhouse in 1992. His aunt came up with the name, which is Gaelic for “higher ground,” relating both to his property and his spiritual leanings.

Nov 17, 2012
Nicola Ross

Qigong: Going with the Flow

Qigong involves repeating exercises – some very simple and others much more rigourous – meant to get chi flowing. Specific exercises affect different areas of the body, allowing a practitioner to focus on particular problems and self-heal.

Nov 16, 2012
Nicola Ross

The Kids’ Table

For a while, we renamed it “The Employed Table,” but the retirees didn’t think that was very funny.

Nov 16, 2012
Bethany Lee

All Decked Out

Two homes in the hills all decked out for the holiday season.

Nov 16, 2012
Pam Purves

A Puzzling Conclusion: Winter 2012

Balancing imaginary eggs, Mr. Stuart, sidewalk chalk in Orangeville and an In The Hills Mini Mystery.

Nov 16, 2012
Ken Weber

Main Street Moxie

Feminine verve and know-how are a mainstay on Main Street, learn how women retailers revive downtowns.

Sep 13, 2012
Julie Suzanne Pollock

Living the High Life

Behind the Victorian façades above Broadway lives a lofty community devoted to the many delights of downtown living.

Sep 13, 2012
Tony Reynolds

Memories of Broadway

The creamery was where The Banner is now. Every two weeks Mom would send me over to pick up three pounds of butter and a large can of buttermilk.

Sep 13, 2012
Tony Reynolds